The USDA will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile to make it match the current strain of the virus running through commercial flocks and wild birds. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the outbreak started in 2022 and has killed over 130 million birds, affecting commercial, backyard, and wild birds in all 50 states. In a press …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. President Thomas Jefferson was especially eager to gain control of the crucial Mississippi River port in New Orleans. Jefferson tasked James Monroe and Robert Livingston with purchasing New Orleans. Negotiating with the French, the American representatives quickly agreed to purchase the entire territory of Louisiana after it was offered. Overcoming the …
Believe it or not, peanuts are still trickling into some buying points across the Southeast. Tyron Spearman has more on that, along with a look at where the market currently stands. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research …
There are many wondering if we’ll see a rebuilding of the U.S. cattle inventories here in 2025. Rusty Halvorson has the story. The process of rebuilding U.S. cattle inventories will remain an ongoing question well into 2025. Texas A&M extension livestock economist David Anderson says coming into 2024, the beef cow herd was at a 63-year low, which was the …
With swearing-in ceremonies for incoming President Donald Trump coming up next week, Mark Oppold has a look back at the ceremonies held eight years ago. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Early settlers would learn that weather would often dictate the crops they would raise. In cooler regions, wheat was often the crop of choice when lands were newly settled, leading to a wheat frontier that continued to move west and, over now, what is the plains? Also a very common corn. …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 10, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended January 10, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,971 head compared to 0 last week due to markets …
All cotton production is forecast at 14.4 million 480-pound bales, up 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 19 percent from 2023. Based on conditions as of January 1, yields are expected to average 836 pounds per harvested acre, up 44 pounds from the previous forecast but down 63 pounds from 2023. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 8.27 million acres, down 4 percent …
Peanut growers across the Southeast are invited to the Georgia Peanut Farm Show coming up January 16th in Tifton, Georgia. As Tyron Spearman reports, the 48th annual show and conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida …
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers, including dairy producers impacted by H5N1, that the deadline to apply for financial assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) is Jan. 30, 2025, for losses due to specific adverse conditions that occurred in 2024. ELAP provides emergency relief to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish to assist …
