The Department of Agriculture’s renewable energy development assistance program helps bring wind energy to the farm. The program seeks to increase energy independence by increasing the private sector supply of renewable energy, such as distributed wind, while decreasing the demand for energy through efficiency. Over time, these investments can also help lower energy costs for small businesses and agricultural producers. …
Farmers for Free Trade Attend NAFTA Negotiations in Montreal
The advocacy group Farmers for Free Trade took a contingent of American farmers and agricultural officials to Montreal, where the sixth round of NAFTA negotiations are ongoing. The goal was to speak out about the importance of the NAFTA and the need for some certainty as farmers make choices for the upcoming growing season. Terry Nelson is a diversified cattle …
Census of Agriculture Response Deadline One Week Away
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reminds our nation’s farmers and ranchers that the deadline for the 2017 Census of Agriculture is one week away. Producers should respond online at www.agcounts.usda.gov or by mail by February 5. The online questionnaire offers new timesaving features. The Census of Agriculture is the only NASS questionnaire mailed to …
New Peanut Contracts Offered
It’s been a while since peanut contracts have been available, but according to Tyron Spearman, there are some new contracts now being offered. New Peanut Contracts Offered Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
Southeast Represented at Cattle Industry Convention
Cattle producers from across the Southeast will be in Phoenix, Arizona this week for the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. We talked with Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, Jim Handley from the Florida Cattlemen’s Association and Will Bentley with the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, who all say they have a good group of producers from each …
Feedlot Report Implies Cattle Herd Expansion Slowing to a Crawl
Is the cattle herd still in expansion mode? Gary Crawford reports that Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report has some clues to that question. Feedlot Report Implies Cattle Herd Expansion Slowing to a Crawl-1 USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam has some of the key numbers from Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed Report. Feedlot Report Implies Cattle Herd Expansion Slowing to …
Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting Is Today
The 11th annual Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop will be held today, January 31st, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton. GCC Executive Director Richey Seaton invites producers from across the state to attend. Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting is Wednesday Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Apply Now for Conservation Innovation Grants in Florida
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida is accepting applications for new Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). Grant proposals, which will focus on three areas, are due by February 26 for 2018 funding. Apply Now for Conservation Innovation Grants in Florida Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings
Cathy Isom has some really surprising statistics about the most popular snack to be consumed by the billions on Super Bowl Sunday. That’s coming up on “This Land of Ours.” Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings Behind Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday comes in second place for Americans to consume the most food and beverages in one day. The most popular thing …
AFBF Trade Adviser: TPP Deal Finalized Without the U.S.
The American Farm Bureau’s (AFBF) trade adviser says now that a TPP deal has been finalized without the U.S., Washington has little choice but to look for other trade deal partners in the Asia-Pacific, which is not the ideal situation. Canada’s Prime Minister announced last week that his country had finalized its own TPP with 10-nations in the Asia-Pacific region, …