U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 11.4 million cotton acres this spring, down 17.0 percent from 2022. That’s according to the National Cotton Council’s 42nd Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. Tyron Spearman has more details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida …
2022 Beef Exports Set Annual Records; Strong Finish for Pork Exports
According to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), U.S. beef exports set annual records for both volume and value in 2022, while pork exports finished lower year-over-year but their value was the third largest on record. Despite slowing toward the end of the year, beef exports reached 1.47 million metric tons (mt), …
Senators Reintroduce Cattle Market Reform Bill
A bipartisan group of Senators have introduced the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2023. The group includes Senator Chuck Grassley, along with fellow Republican Deb Fischer, and Democrats Ron Wyden and Jon Tester. The lawmakers say the legislation would restore transparency and accountability in the cattle market by establishing regional cash minimums and equipping producers with more market …
Cash Price Update for Corn and Soybeans
USDA recently released their February crop and average cash price updates. Mark Oppold looks at what those prices are for corn and soybeans. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Cotton Acreage Expected to Decrease This Year
Economists with the National Cotton Council (NCC) released their outlook for the 2023 cotton industry ahead of planting season. The Georgia Cotton Commission’s producers are expected to plant 1.27 million acres this season, 1.1% less acreage than last year’s 1.29 million acres. Georgia would still be second in the U.S. in production behind Texas, which is projected to plant 6.1 …
Around the State with Commissioner Pate
In our weekly “Around the State with Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate”, during the recent Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, an Alabama farm received a stewardship award. Can you tell us about it Commissioner? Learn more about it on the Environmental Stewardship Award Program website. And that’s our weekly Around the State with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner, Rick Pate. …
ARS Scientists Improve Nutrients Adding Value to Rice Crop
Improvements to a worldwide food staple. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Rice, already the primary staple for half the world’s population, is getting a makeover from a research team in New Orleans, Louisiana. The results are a more healthful grain and many potential new products. The team, based in the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Southern Regional Research …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 02-10-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended February 10, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended February 10, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 13,900 head compared to 7,697 last week and …
Lower Peanut Stocks
The latest Peanut Stocks and Processing Report indicates stocks of the crop are dwindling. And as Tyron Spearman reports, consumption of both peanut candy and snacks are also down. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between …
National Chicken Council Calls on FDA to Take Measures to Alleviate Egg Prices
(Washington, D.C.) — Avian influenza’s outbreak and subsequent high egg prices have caused the poultry industry to research a policy that forces the broiler industry (broilers are chickens raised for meat) to destroy perfectly nutritious and safe eggs. The National Chicken Council (NCC) petitioned FDA to reverse or modify this policy on Thursday. “In light of the pressure the current HPAI outbreak is …