The US Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates in their prospective plantings report that producers will be planting 95.3 million acre of corn which is up 5 per cent from last year. These planted acreage increases are expected in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota with 400,000 acres or more. If these projections hold true, the planted …
The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association has announced that they are looking to hire for two positions. The Executive Vice President role Provides staff leadership for GCA and GBB, ensuring all organizational efforts align with the mission statement and future strategic plans according to the operating policy. The selected applicant will be a representative for Georgia’s cattle producers. Provide leadership and support …
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association has announced an upcoming transition of staff due to the retirement of Jim Handley after 27 years of service. In a letter to members, Florida Cattlemen’s President Dale Carlton outlined the process taken to address the transition including convening a small committee with leadership representation of Florida Cattlemen’s, Florida Beef Council Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation and the …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is looking forward to a busy week of legislative activities in Montgomery. We caught up with Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association for an update. 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 …
We told you yesterday that USDA had released their 2025 Planting Intentions Report. Tyron Spearman has more on the new peanut acreage numbers, along with a look at the projections for other row crops. 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 …
TIFTON, Ga. – The Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) board of directors approved $764,189 in research project funding for the 2025-26 research budget year. This action was taken during the commission’s March board meeting. The research projects approved include 40 project proposals submitted from the University of Georgia, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Kennesaw State University, North Carolina State University and the …
With March over, we just completed the first quarter of trading in 2025. So today, Mark Oppold takes time to review how certain agricultural commodities have performed thus 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 …
Most respondents in Farm Journal’s March Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor agree the U.S. is already in a trade war. U.S. agriculture hit a record trade deficit last year as imports soared, and President Donald Trump wants to reverse the trend. Over 90 percent of the economists surveyed think the president’s strategy of using tariffs as a negotiating tool will not …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Missouri has a proud agricultural tradition. In fact, the statue adorning the dome of the state capitol in Jefferson City, often mistaken as Lady Liberty, is actually Ceres, goddess of growing vegetation. The first farms in Missouri were established around 1725 by French settlers near St. Louis and of course the …
U.S. farmers surveyed intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2025, up 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings Report released today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Planted acreage intentions for corn are up or unchanged in 40 of the 48 estimating states. Acreage increases of 400,000 acres or more from last year are expected in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, …
