peanut harvest

Update on The Peanut Crop

Will Jordan Field Crops, Peanuts

The U.S. peanut crop has had plenty of ups and downs this season. USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, shares an update on the peanut crop. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement …

food insecurity

Increase in Food Insecurity

Dan This Land of Ours

There’s an increase in food insecurity. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The latest edition of USDA’s Household Food Security in the U.S. report indicates a rise in food insecurity in total in our nation’s households. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef …

Florida

Florida Farmland Preserved through Rural and Family Lands Protection Program

Dan Conservation, Environment, Florida, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced the preservation of Florida farmland through their Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP). More than 386 acres of working agricultural land in Heart Bar Ranch in Osceola County is being preserved through a rural land protection easement for $2,600,000.  The RFLPP purchases the development rights to the agricultural properties through voluntary rural …

crude oil

Various Issues Being Tracked by Agricultural Traders

Dan Commodities, Economy

There are various issues being tracked by agricultural traders this week. Mark Oppold looks at what those are. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration …

august

August Ag Economy Barometer Drops 13 Points

Dan Economy

The August Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy. The Index of Current Conditions dropped 17 points to 83, while the Index of Future Expectations decreased by 11 points to 108. …

independent

USDA Increasing Oversight of Meat Animal Claims

Will Jordan Cattle, Industry

The USDA is rolling out more oversight for livestock producers. Deputy Under Secretary Sandra Eskin discusses the increase in animal-raising and environmental-related claims on labels for meat and poultry products, and how USDA oversees such labeling efforts. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, …

nflt

NFLT Using Funds to Support the C2C Initiative

Dan Conservation, Environment, Florida, North Florida Land Trust (NFLT), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), USDA-NRCS

North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) and its partners received more than $15 million from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through its Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to support the Corridor to Coast (C2C) initiative.  Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked with Ramesh Buch, NFLT Director of Conservation Acquisitions, and Ben Williams, a landowner with whom NFLT has a close working relationship, about their efforts on these …

weekly livestrock market

AL Beef Checkoff Funds Production Research

Will Jordan Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Cattle, Industry

The Alabama Beef Checkoff is strategically investing state checkoff dollars into production research that benefits producers. Director of Field Services, Reid McGuire, shares more on the Checkoff’s recent meeting. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded …

Davis, Mathis Reappointed to Georgia Cotton Commission Board

Clint Thompson Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC)

In late June, the Commodity Commission Ex Officio Committee met to make appointments to the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) Board of Directors. GCC Chairman Bart Davis, a cotton, peanut, corn and cattle farmer from Doerun, Ga. was reappointed to another term on the board. Chad Mathis, a cotton, peanut and corn farm of Arlington, Ga. was reappointed to the board …

conservation easement

Progress Made on Vaccine for H5N1 in Dairy Cattle

Will Jordan Cattle, Industry

There’s progress being made on a vaccine to prevent H5N1 in dairy cattle. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, made an announcement last week on the vaccine. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …