The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) hosted a policy panel this week at the 2023 World Pork Expo. NPPC board officers and experts discussed the pork industry’s current priorities vital to protecting producers’ livelihoods and ensuring pork production remains a pillar of the U.S. economy. NPPC President Scott Hays says, “Advocating for reasonable public policy, expanding exports, protecting our animals from foreign …
Grocery Inflation Cooling
A little relief at the grocery store. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. After two years of climbing grocery bills, things are starting to cool off. “In April grocery inflation on a three-month annualized basis, which is just saying if the three months we’re looking at stayed that way all year, inflation was actually negative,” Joelle Gamble, Deputy …
Southern Peanut Growers Conference Scheduled for July 27-29
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) and Southern Peanut Farmers Federation remind growers and industry leaders that the early bird registration deadline for this year’s Southern Peanut Growers Conference is June 30. Joy Crosby, assistant executive director of the GPC, highlights what attendees can expect at this year’s event at its new location. “We’re excited to have the …
Nutrient Needs for Cotton
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia Cotton Team remind producers about early-season nutrient needs. Most, if not all, of this year’s crop has been planted. It requires a steady amount of nutrients to continue growing. Glen Harris, University of Georgia (UGA) professor and Extension agronomist in environmental soil and fertilizer, focuses on the two main …
Florida NRCS to Host State Technical Committee Meeting June 14
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 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern 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, but in-person attendance …
Georgia Sign-up Deadline Nearing for Organic Production
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia (NRCS-GA) reminds farmers looking to transition to organic, the sign-up deadline for the Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is June 15, 2023. This Georgia NRCS sign-up follows a national announcement detailing the USDA’s multi-agency approach to assist producers beginning or in the process of transitioning to achieve organic certification. Only those …
Alabama Joint Chiefs’ Partnership Project Final Sign-up Opportunity
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama (NRCS-AL) reminds landowners that a second fiscal year 2023 sign-up for the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Project called The Sustaining Gains in Longleaf Pine Restoration through Coordinated Cogongrass Control project continues. But, because this is the final year of the project, this will be the final sign-up opportunity. The sign-up deadline is Friday, June 16, 2023. Eligible counties …
Deadline Nearing for Florida Conservation Easement Program Sign-up
Florida landowners interested in aligning their land uses with conservation values have just a few days left to apply for a conservation easement program in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida (NRCS-FL) and the North Florida Land Trust (NFLT). Applications are being accepted for the fiscal year 2023 NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) through June 16, 2023. While these conservation easement …
SASDA a Success for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner’s Office
The Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) held their annual conference in Alabama this week. Southeast AgNet’s Will Jordan was there and has this report. 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 …
Farmer Sentiment Sours as Crop Prices Decline
Producer sentiment fell to its weakest reading since July 2022, as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined 19 points in May to 104. The month’s weak sentiment reading was fueled by declines in both of the barometer’s sub-indices. The Index of Future Expectations declined 22 points to 98, while the Index of Current Conditions fell 13 points …