UGA Extension Cotton Agronomist: Cutting Back on Front End Doesn’t Always Pay

Clint Thompson Georgia

By Clint Thompson Cutting back on input costs will be cotton growers’ natural response to the low market prices. The Georgia Cotton Commission and Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, caution producers what they’re cutting back on. “It’s all the planting stuff that gets cut. Really, that’s the stuff that’s going to hurt you in the long …

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U.S. Cattle on Feed Down One Percent

Dan Beef, Cattle, Marketing

The February Cattle on Feed Report from USDA shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head was 11.7 million head on February 1, 2025. That is 1 percent below February 1, 2024. Placements in feedlots during January was 1.82 million head, 2 percent above 2024. …

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Peanut Award Presented

Dan Peanuts

A top peanut award presentation recently took place. Tyron Spearman has more information about the recipient and the award itself. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

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Outgoing Alabama Cattlemen’s President Looks Back at Past Year

Dan Alabama, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Cattle

Terry Slaten from Cullman County, Alabama saw his year as Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) President come to an end last week during the annual ACA Convention and Trade Show. Slaten talked with Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman about how the year went. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in …

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Administration Moving Away from Depopulation for Bird Flu

Dan Avian Influenza, Poultry

When it comes to dealing with bird flu, efforts are now underway to concentrate more on bio-security and medication. Rusty Halvorson has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, …

Ag Outlook Forum Coming This Week

Dan Agri-Business, USDA

The annual Ag Outlook Forum will be held this week. Mark Oppold has a preview of this year’s event. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports …

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Ranking Members of Agriculture Committees Demand Answers on Food Aid Disruptions

Dan Agri-Business, Legislative

The Ranking Members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees are seeking answers from the Trump administration regarding disruptions to international food aid programs. Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Angie Craig, both Democrats from Minnesota, have called for an explanation following a stop-work order that halted the delivery and distribution of hundreds of millions of metric tons of American-grown food …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Railroads Helped Change Colorado Agriculture

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. After a long dry trek across what is now Nebraska and Kansas, early settlers saw little or no value when crossing over to what is now Colorado. The soil was even sandier than that in western Kansas, western Nebraska. Rivers were unnavigable. That all changed in the late 1800s when word …

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Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 02-21-2025

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended February 21, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended February 21, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 6,089 head compared to 9,433 last week and 14,262 last …

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Peanut Promotions to Target Gen-Z

Dan Education, Peanuts

Generation Z, otherwise known as Gen Z, are those born from 1997-2012. This generation is entering the workforce and increasing their buying power, thus an important segment for the National Peanut Board to be targeting. As Tyron Spearman reports, peanut promotions will be targeting this age group in 2025. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …