By Clint Thompson The Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day will have a different look this July. Instead of being isolated to one specific day, those interested in learning more about the research at Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia, can visit any time during a two-week timeframe in July, explains Chip Blalock, Sunbelt Ag Expo executive director. “We’re looking forward to …
The cattle industry may not agree on everything, yet many can agree that America’s military should eat real beef. I recently visited with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President, Mark Eisle, to hear his position on the government’s proposal to feed lab-grown protein to U.S. troops. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …
U.S. egg production totaled 9.1 billion during May 2024, down two percent from May 2023. Production included 7.81 billion table eggs and 1.3 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.2 billion were broiler-type and 99.7 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during May totaled 372 million, down three percent from last year. May egg production per 100 layers was …
Politicians in Washington, D.C. are still working on the Farm Bill. Tyron Spearman reports. 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
Hog futures have not seen a lot to talk about as of late. As Mark Oppold reports, they have been in a free-fall and are looking for some support. 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 …
There’s good news for cherry lovers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. How does the addition of a state impact this season’s sweet cherry production forecast from USDA? Rod Bain tells us. 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 …
Wine enthusiasts around the nation know the reputation of wines from California’s Napa Valley, but those wine grapes and the farmers who grow them, are in constant peril each summer because of area wildfires. We caught up with Fisher Wines CEO Rob Fisher, as two fires burned within a hundred miles of his land. The Point Fire in Sonoma County …
The Alabama Beef Checkoff is cultivating unique relationships this week at the National Rural Grocery Summit. Typically held in the Midwest, it is being held in Montgomery, Ala. this year. I visited with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Josie Jones to learn more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Cotton and peanut crops across the Southeast continue to grow. And according to USDA Chief Meteorologist Mark Brusberg, the nation’s cotton crop is improving. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statics Service (NASS), this is where cotton and peanut condition ratings across the Southeast stood as of this past Sunday: In Alabama, cotton condition is rated as 2 percent excellent, 67 percent good, …
New condition ratings reports have not been a factor thus farm in this week’s grain trade. Mark Oppold has more details. 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 …
