I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Historian Lewis Hacker shows how wasteful, actually, early settlers were. From the 1770s to the 1830s, pioneers moved into new lands that stretched from what is now Kentucky to Alabama to Texas. Most were farmers, some were ranchers, but most families. He shows how wasteful the first generation of pioneers were. …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 04-25-2025
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended April 25, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 25, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,278 head compared to 12,367 last week and 8,644 last …
USDA enhancing identity and immigration verification for SNAP programs
The US Department of Agriculture has issued guidance to all state agencies that administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to enhance the identity and immigration verification practices to ensure eligibility in the program. The guidance is in response to a prior executive order made by President Trump, directing federal agencies to “enhance eligibility verification systems, to the maximum extent …
Cattle Slaughter Trending Upward & Cutout Prices On The Rise Due To Seasonal Demand
CattleFax is reporting that Cattle Slaughter & Cutout Prices are trending upward. According to Terrel Platt, Analyst for CattleFax, cattle slaughter placed against supplies are the smallest in the May and June windows, favoring cattle feeder leverage and limit packer margins into summer compared to historical norms. In the past two weeks, total cattle slaughter was up 12,000 head from …
Food Dyes Phase Out beginning Soon in Dairy Products
The US Department of Health and Human Services, along with the US Food and Drug Administration have announced new measures to phase out all petroleum based synthetic dyes in the US food supply. These measures include establishing a timeline for transition, initiating the process to revoke authorization for citrus red No. 2 and Orange B within the coming months, working …
University of Florida Researchers Testing New Cattle Feed To Determine Reduction of Methane Gas in Dairy Cattle
The University of Florida is reporting that their researchers are testing a new type of cattle feed that could help reduce the methane gas released from dairy cows by using nutrients more efficiently. By reducing these emissions, researchers believe that it could make dairy farming more environmentally friendly. The research is led by Antonio Faciola, looked at supplemental feeds made …
Crop Planting Progress Makes Big Improvement Week over Week
Corn and Soybean Planting is in high gear over the past week with both crops making a big increase according to USDA’s crop planting progress report released earlier this week. Brad Rippey, USDA Meteorologist, provides a breakdown on the planting progress in the reporting states. Five of the reporting states for corn  and six of the reporting states for soybeans …
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida Welcomes New CEO
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida has a new CEO. Stacy Sikes, a native of Cobbtown, Georgia, brings with him a long history within the Farm Credit System, working as the Director of Farm Credit Express within Horizon Farm Credit and as a loan officer and area vice president for Ag South Farm Credit. We had the opportunity to sit down …
US Trade Representative Revises Proposed Port Service Fees
The US Trade Representative published revisions to the port service fees last week. The fees, designed to restore the shipbuilding industry in the US, were changed due to nearly 600 public comments being received including a two-day public hearing. These changes were made with the design of limiting disruption for U.S. exporters. Exporters are responding to these changes and the …
Wanting Peanut Ambassador’s at Colleges
We told you yesterday that the National Peanut Board has a new promotion working with colleges in certain areas of the country to start a new club to encourage students to eat more peanuts. According to Tyron Spearman, they are looking for Ambassador’s to help in this venture. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …