Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced another parcel of farmland has been preserved through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The 421 Acre tract in A lot chew ahh County is being preserved through a rural lands protection easement for $2.975 Millon. Holt Agriculture consists of cropland and pastureland with strips of wetland forest following small creeks. …
The Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate shared his support of two Alabama leaders that were appointed to serve in USDA positions in Alabama. The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins appointed Twinkle Cavanaugh to serve as State Director for USDA Rural Development in Alabama and Monica Carroll to serve as the Farm Service Agency State Executive Director for Alabama. …
Last week the US Department of Agriculture announced the release of Congressionally mandated funds under the Emergency Livestock Relief Program to cover grazing losses on eligible wildfire or drought events in 2023 and/or 2024. In an effort to streamline payment calculations and quicken the arrival of relief payments to producers, the USDA’s Farm Service Agency is using the existing Livestock …
There is a lot happening in the world of specialty crops that impact growers’ business operations. The Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo will host a panel discussion with the leaders of three associations to tackle those topics. The panel will include Mike Joyner, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; Chris Butts, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and Matt Joyner, Florida …
Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute explains how 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 has been said Jefferson gave Meriwether Lewis specific instructions in the summer of 1803 before he and William Clark set out on their 1804 …
By Clint Thompson Replanting is a management option that some Georgia cotton growers have had to consider this spring. The Georgia Cotton Commission and Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, advise producers on how to proceed with replanting their cotton seeds, now and in the future. “Really the biggest thing I’d tell folks is if you’re on …
Mark Oppold with an American agriculture history minute tells us how any modern traveler now retracing the steps of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark after they left the Missouri River and proceeded west would likely wonder how areas of the Dakotas, Montana, and Idaho could ever be agriculturally productive. After all, President Thomas Jefferson gave specific instructions to the two that …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended May 30, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended May 30, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,757 head compared to 10,738 last week and 8,067 last …
Mark Oppold recaps cattle futures and Dale Sandlin shares how trade uncertainty is affecting corn and soybean prices. 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 of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
The US Corn and Soybean crop progress and emergence is being watched closely. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey shares the details of these crops so far this year. 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 …
