The Birth of a Seed Revolution In 1931, Roswell Garst and Charlie Thomas founded the Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Company in Coon Rapids. Their work came at a time when American agriculture was rapidly evolving, and innovation was essential for improving crop production. The company became a major force in promoting hybrid corn—an agricultural breakthrough that offered higher yields, …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 24, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 24, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,005 head compared to 9,922 last week and 7,001 last …
Time is running out to take advantage of hotel savings for the Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo. The early-bird rate at the host hotel expires May 1, so attendees will want to book soon to lock in the lower price. The Expo will take place Aug. 12–13 at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center in downtown Fort Myers. Each year, the …
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides critical funding to enhance Brahman genetics through research at the University of Florida and we caught up with Dr. Mario Binelli to learn more. Binelli said, “I could not be more grateful, Dale. It’s amazing. I’ll tell you, it’s about 50% of all the research funding that I get. It’s an extremely generous and very …
Drought impacts have escalated in recent weeks across the southeast impacting crop planting and pasture availability. Now, wildfires have become a threat in both Georgia and Florida, with disaster declarations and burn bans put in place. Earlier this month, USDA designated 30 Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas and 12 contiguous disaster counties due to drought impacts and this …
The Georgia Peanut Commission, based in Tifton, has approved $764,000 in research project funding for the 2025-26 research budget year. This action was taken during the Commission’s March board meeting. The research projects approved included 40 project proposals submitted from the University of Georgia, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and USDA’s Ag Research Service. According to Joe Botifer, the chairman of that research committee, our …
The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association will be hosting their annual convention this weekend at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. We caught up with David Huddleston, President-Elect of GCA to learn more. Huddleston said, “We have set a schedule that’s very in tune to our educational matters. Like I said, within three Cattlemen’s College events, we have Curt Lacy coming in …
With the potential for New World Screwworm to enter the United States, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is recommending producers take the proactive step of securing a premise identification number. We caught up with Sigrid Johannes to learn more. “Another thing that you could do right now to get prepared if you’re again in that southern part of the United States …
A sign of the times on today’s Bottom Line report, the National Agricultural Aviation Association is asking drone operators to be mindful of low flying aircraft this time of year. The Aviation Association says agricultural aircraft treat an estimated 140 million acres, cropland, pasture land, and timberland each year, and much of it happens this time of year. Drones share the airspace below 400 …
By Clint Thompson The cotton jassid has been noticeably absent in recent months. That is positive news for Georgia’s cotton growers who are on the cusp of planting this year’s crop. “We’ve been looking and cannot find them right now. We’ve been monitoring sticky cards, we’ve got potted cotton plants out, we’ve looked at winter weeds, and we can’t find …
