Cover Crops’ Importance, Options for Georgia Cotton Growers

Clint Thompson Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC)

The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Team advise growers about the importance of summer cover crop options for fields that will be left fallow this growing season. Taylor Singleton, UGA assistant professor and Extension sustainability specialist, outlined in the UGA Cotton Team June Newsletter what growers must remember when planting cover crops. Growers who are considering …

cherry harvest

Cherry Harvest Best in Three Years in Northwest US

Dan Fruits, Specialty Crops

A crop we don’t cover on the Bottom-Line report, cherries. The 2025 cherry harvest well underway in the northwestern part of the country, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, three major states, and estimates are it’s the best crop in three years. Two and a half million 20-pound boxes. Interesting they don’t measure in bushels or tons like we do other crops, but …

Alabama Agribusiness Council

Alabama Agribusiness Council New Officer Team Looks To Expand Membership and Grow Events

Dan Agri-Business, Alabama, Instagram

The Alabama Agribusiness Council new officer team began their term this week during their 2025 Annual Meeting. We caught up with Erin Beasley, incoming President of the Alabama Agribusiness Council, who shared the focus of this year’s officer team. Dale Sandlin reporting for Southeast AgNet. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …

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USDA Announces Cuts to DEI Focused Awards

Dan Agri-Business, Funding

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that they will be terminating 145 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) focused awards. The cuts, amounting to a maximum savings of $148.6 Million include programs that will be terminated including programs that would: Educate and engage socially disadvantaged farmers on conservation practices; a program that would create a new model for urban …

thailand

Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil Increase US Access to Markets

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Export/Import, Trade

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced American agricultural producers will have greater market access to Thailand and Vietnam while maintaining access to Brazil. USDA says the Trump Administration continues to break down non-tariff barriers and defend current market access, and these latest actions are some of many wins ahead for American producers. U.S. dairy producers will maintain access to …

sterile fly production facility

US Secretary of Agriculture Announces New US based New World Screwworm Sterile Fly Production Facility

Dan Beef, Cattle, Environment, Pest/Pest Control

The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced earlier this week that Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas will be the site of a new sterile fly production facility in the efforts to eradicate the New World Screwworm. This $8.5 Million facility will help augment the existing sterile fly facility at COPEG, The Panama – US Commission for the eradication …

Farm Bill

Big Beautiful Bill Contains Farm Bill Provisions

Dan Agri-Business, Farm Bill, Legislative

Inside the sprawling legislative package moving through Washington, key elements of the long-awaited Farm Bill have made their way into both House and Senate proposals—a positive development for the agricultural sector. According to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR), the Senate’s version of the bill closely mirrors the House version, which is essential for eventual passage. Provisions include: Jamie …

windmill

Windmill; a Lasting Legacy in American Agriculture

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, Irrigation, This Land of Ours, Water

Ag History Minute: From Ancient Innovation to American Farms In this edition of the American Agriculture History Minute, we take a closer look at one of the most enduring tools in rural landscapes: the windmill. This historical moment honors the windmill’s essential role in farming history. Modern windmills, as we recognize them today, trace their origins back to the 8th …

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Agricultural Trails Shaped the West

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

American Ag History Minute: Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails In this edition of the American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold takes us back to a pivotal time in westward expansion when early settlers pushed beyond Kansas City into the great unknown. Once they reached the city of Independence, Missouri, three major trails offered different paths into the West—each playing …

Provysol

Peanut Market Slow Waiting for Acreage Reports

Dan Peanuts

Checking this week on the peanut market. The peanut market is very slow right now as the industry is waiting on the number of acres that have been officially planted by farmers all the way across the United States. This, right now, appears to be a record. Acreage was predicted to be up eight percent over last year. And, they …