Perdue Farms recently confirmed to Agriculture Dive they are set to close a chicken production plant in Monterey, Tennessee. The processor will shut down the facility on March 28th, citing changes in market demand and how it processes and supplies chicken products for today’s customers. Addressing the Monterey plant’s challenges would require substantial additional investments to maintain operations. About 433 …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Barns were and are a centerpiece of family farms as settlers continued across the heartland. One of the largest barns in the US still stands in western Kansas, the Cooper Barn in Colby, Kansas, now a museum. The barn spans an enormous 114 feet long, 66 feet wide, and stands over …
It was announced last week that Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Barry Moore (AL-01) re-registered the Congressional Peanut Caucus and will serve as the caucus’s bipartisan Democratic and Republican co-chairs. Tyron Spearman has more details. 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, …
Next week CattleCon 2025 will be held in San Antonio, Texas and the Georgia Beef Board (GBB) will be represented at the annual event. GBB Chairman, Robert Fountain, says it’s a great time for the beef industry to come together. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …
Staff and officers of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) continue to travel around the state attending county meetings. ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley notes they look forward to seeing members at these meetings. 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 …
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) will meet next month to talk about plans for 2025. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, notes some new faces will get together for the first board meeting of the year. For more information on Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary …
Speaking at the 2025 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention held this weekend in San Antonio, TX, AFBF president Zippy Duvall talked about the work the organization is doing when it comes to the agricultural workforce. ?“Your American Farm Bureau team is pressing House and Senate leaders to understand the urgency of ag labor reform. And we’ve hosted fly ins to …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. President Thomas Jefferson believed in the future of agriculture. In fact, he believed it to be the cornerstone to the success of the country’s new independence. It said Jefferson gave Meriwether Lewis specific instructions in the summer of 1803 before he and William Clark set out on their 1804 expedition. His …
People’s Choice Pup also Recognized (AFBF/SAN ANTONIO, January 26, 2025) — Recognizing the vital role that four-legged friends often play on family farms and ranches, Farm Bureau launched the Farm Dog of the Year contest several years ago – now a popular feature of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Convention. The winner of the 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the …
Registration continues for the Florida Citrus Show, which will be held March 13th at the University of Florida/ IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Fort Pierce. Clint Thompson has more details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
