A Remarkable Discovery Along the Missouri River In March 2017, an ordinary day of fieldwork turned into an extraordinary moment in modern agricultural history. According to this edition of the American Agriculture History Minute with Mark Oppold, Iowa farmer Robert Ellis made a discovery that stunned historians, collectors, and treasure hunters alike. While plowing a field near the Missouri River …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 22, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended May 22, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,905 head compared to 8,620 last week and 10,935 last …
The Georgia Cotton Commission has announced the guest speakers for the commission’s 2026 mid-year meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro. Guest Speakers The program speakers are Rusty Rumley, senior staff attorney at the National Agricultural Law Center and Bev Sylvester, chief marketing officer at Cotton Incorporated. Meeting Specifics The meeting is held in …
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides funding that is crucial to the development of forages for the Florida cattle industry. We caught up with Dr. Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist with the University of Florida to learn more. “So the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board has been crucial for the development of my forage extension and research programs here and to my …
During a recent press conference, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson commented on the state’s current wildfire conditions and what can be expected in the coming months. Commissioner Simpson said, “Florida is already nearing our annual wildfire totals, and we are only entering the peak of wildfire season. With drought conditions affecting the entire state, the wildfire threat across Florida …
Well, what about cotton today? How is cotton doing in the southeast and the southwest? The drought conditions have likely diminished short term, but the longer term threat is not likely over as far as rain across the southeast. The Texas Panhandle, a major cotton producing area, is very dry and is not impacting the market right yet. Drought and the lack of …
During the May 19th USDA press conference discussing the fertilizer production expansion program, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin focused his comments on several relevant issues including Waters of the United States, Diesel Exhaust Fluid, and The Right to Repair. Zeldin discussed the hurdles farmers face in their day-to-day production and made several comments on how the administration is actively …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released their price forecast for Milk and Milk Products for May 2026. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski explains, “With those very strong nonfat dry milk prices, that contributes directly to strong class four prices. So for 2026, we raised our class four price by $1.35 per hundredweight. It’s now at $19.95 per hundredweight. For 2027, …
Bottom Line analysts join others suggesting we may see increased cattle placements and increased cattle numbers in the on-feed report this afternoon. Current estimates show total cattle on feed in April could be up two, two and a half percent this afternoon. Placements during April up seven, maybe eight percent. That would be the first month-over-month increase in placements in over two years. Cattle …
The Oregon Trail remains one of the most important transportation routes in American agriculture history. Stretching approximately 2,170 miles from Missouri to Oregon, the trail helped open the American West to settlers, farmers, ranchers, and traders during the 19th century. Its impact on agriculture, migration, and westward expansion helped shape the development of the United States. The Route of the …
