Today is the final day of the 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo at Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia. Tyron Spearman has been there and looks at some of the many things still yet to see at this year’s big event. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In the early 1820s, after the Louisiana purchase of 1803, the U.S. government decided to conduct agricultural experiments in what is now Kansas. Native Indians had long planted corn in northeast Kansas, and the government saw potential in expanding trade west of Kansas City. Records show the government sent Daniel Morgan …
Tyron Spearman takes time today to look back at some of the numbers from the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop estimates for this year’s crops. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, here are some of the key findings from the October Crop Production report for the Southeast: Alabama: Corn for grain production is forecast at 27.0 million bushels …
Many traders are keeping a close eye on Wall Street this week. Mark Oppold looks at what a recent article noted about agricultural stocks. 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 …
Fueled by another outstanding performance from Mexico, August exports of U.S. pork increased year-over-year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). U.S. beef exports were below year-ago levels in August. Rusty Halvorson has more details. August pork exports totaled 238,989 metric tons (mt), up 6% from a year ago but the second …
By Clint Thompson Various factors are challenging cotton growers across the Southeast. The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) is using this week at the Sunbelt Ag Expo as an opportunity to meet with producers and industry experts to discuss ways to overcome those obstacles. Taylor Sills, executive director of the GCC, discussed the commission’s role this week in Moultrie, Georgia. “In …
The first female Southeastern Farmer of the Year hails from North Carolina. Faylene Whitaker was recognized on Tuesday at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia, as this year’s Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year. Whitaker was chosen over seven of the top farmers throughout the Southeast. She is the first female in the program’s 34-year history to be …
By Clint Thompson The calendar says mid-October. Combine that with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and fried peanuts and it’s the time of year for the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) to promote the state’s crop at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. That promotional campaign started on Tuesday and will continue through Thursday. Maddie Frost, project coordinator for farm …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Greeley became Colorado’s first major agricultural settlement, and they soon discovered there that irrigation was going to be the key to what was called the Great American Desert at that time. And by 1900, Colorado indeed led the nation in the acreage of irrigated farmland. But ever-larger federal reclamation projects transformed …
Considering Hurricane Milton’s extensive damage to Florida’s agriculture community, AgNet Media and the University of Florida/IFAS has decided to cancel the 2024 Florida Ag Expo. Hurricane Milton has caused significant damage across Florida’s agricultural lands, making proceeding with this year’s event impractical. The hurricane has caused widespread damage to crops, greenhouses and farm infrastructure, and many growers are still experiencing …
