Tougher Dairy Situation May Make Revised MPP More Attractive

Dairy product prices are falling. And in a story from Gary Crawford, some wonder with shrinking dairy margins, will more producers see the newly revised Margin Protection Program (MPP) in a new light? Tougher Dairy Situation May Make Revised MPP More Attractive Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

USMEF on Argentina Opening to U.S. Pork

Last week it was announced that U.S. pork and pork products are now eligible for export to Argentina. Joe Schuele, with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), has more details of what all this includes. USMEF on Argentina Opening to US Pork Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Cotton Planting Running Behind

There are reports of cotton planters hitting the fields in some areas this week, but as of this past Sunday, cotton planted in Alabama was at only 1 percent which is actually the 5-year average. Zero had been planted by the same time last year. Cotton planted in Florida was zero, compared to 1 percent this time last year. And …

FFBF Provides Hurricane Damage Tax Rebates Webpage

At the end of the 2018 Florida Legislative Session last month, the House and Senate passed a tax package that provides relief for farmers and property owners impacted by Hurricane Irma. Then less than two weeks later, Governor Rick Scott signed the tax-cut package, HB 7087, which authorizes many things. It offers tax breaks on agricultural fencing materials purchased for …

Alabama State Vet on Fighting Avian Influenza

While it’s been a winter that doesn’t seem to want to end, temperatures are starting to warm up. But those in the poultry industry continue to think about Avian Influenza. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries State Veterinarian, Dr. Tony Frazier, urges industry folks to continue concentrating on biosecurity. Alabama State Vet on Fighting Avian Influenza Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …

Georgia State Vet on Good Biosecurity

So far so good when it comes to any Avian Influenza (AI) cases across the Southeast this year. But according to Georgia Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian, Dr. Robert Cobb, there have been a few cases of AI in other states. Georgia State Vet on Good Biosecurity Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …

National Sorghum Producers Disappointed in China Antidumping Determination

National Sorghum Producers expressed the organization is “deeply disappointed” in the preliminary antidumping determination issued by China’s Ministry of Commerce. China slapped a 179 percent tariff on U.S. sorghum imports. China is the largest buyer of U.S. sorghum products, purchasing more than $900 million worth last year. National Sorghum Producers released a statement Tuesday, saying U.S. sorghum producers and exporters …

Ethanol Organizations Applaud Japan Policy Shift To Allow Use Of U.S. Ethanol

Ethanol and trade groups are applauding the news that Japan will allow imports of a gasoline additive made from U.S. corn-based ethanol. The change comes as part of Japan’s update of its existing sustainability policy, approved in 2010, in which only sugarcane-based ethanol was eligible for import and which only allowed sugarcane-based ethanol for the production of ETBE, an oxygenate …