By Will Jordan The Alabama FFA Association held their 95th convention in Montgomery last week with nearly 2,000 members and guests present throughout the week’s events. An expansive trade show, networking opportunities, and educational workshops allowed students to grow personally and professionally. We caught up with Alabama FFA State Advisor, Collin Adcock, for a few moments to recap the convention. …
Final Planting Deadline for Peanuts is This Week
The final planting deadline for peanuts is coming up this week. Tyron Spearman has more details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026
Disaster Assistance Application Process Soon Taking Place
$3.7 billion dollars has been set aside as part of USDA’s Emergency Relief and Emergency Livestock Relief (ELRP) programs for producers who suffered weather related disaster losses in 2022. Rod Bain reports that applications will soon be accepted. Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) – provides livestock producers, who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program for forage losses due to …
Traders Watching Crop Progress
As a good majority of crops being grown have been planted, many traders are now focusing on the weekly crop progress reports. Mark Oppold explains why. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Farm Bill Stakeholder Feedback Portal Closes June 16
An integral part of the Farm Bill process is soliciting feedback from farmers, ranchers, foresters, producers, processors, and consumers. Over the last several months, the House Committee on Agriculture has been soliciting feedback for the 2023 reauthorization. And here’s a reminder out of Washington D.C. that the deadline to submit stakeholder feedback is Friday, June 16. To submit comments on the 2023 …
Florida NRCS Hosting State Technical Committee Meeting Wednesday
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida (NRCS-FL) will host an in-person and virtual State Technical Committee meeting on Wednesday, June 14, from 9:00am to 12:00pm Eastern. The meeting is designed to provide a report for natural resource and program priorities and USDA decisions and to seek recommendations from Florida agricultural leaders. The meeting is open to the public virtually …
Around the State with Commissioner Pate
In our weekly “Around the State with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate”, Commissioner the Alabama legislature wrapped up the 2023 session last week. Can you give us some details on what impacted Alabama agriculture? That’s our weekly Around the State with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner, Rick Pate. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Moves Out of Committee
A push for whole milk in schools moves forward. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Committee on Education and the Workforce last week voted to advance a bill restoring whole milk in schools. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 highlights milk’s health benefits and nutrients to young Americans, including better bone health, lower blood …
AgNet Weekly: Rebeckah Adcock, VP of US Government Relations, IFPA
The Senate Ag Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research held a hearing June 7 on how the farm bill works for Specialty Crop producers. The Vice President of U.S. Government Relations at the International Fresh Produce Association, Rebeckah Adcock, was in attendance. She joined Sabrina Halvorson afterward to discuss the association’s message to lawmakers about the …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 06-09-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 9, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended June 09, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,800 head compared to 9,424 last week and …