The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that Tuesday, May 12 is the deadline for the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to accept bids on a list of peanut butter and peanut products. According to a story from Tyron Spearman, the products need to be packages that are ready for shipment for USDA domestic programs. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
Cotton Demand Continues to Drop
By Clint Thompson Demand for cotton has plummeted across the world. It’s reflected in the latest cotton prices update. They show cotton futures prices set at 56 cents per pound. In the latest UGA Cotton Team Newsletter, the supply chain is severely impacted globally by COVID-19, according to Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension economist. She said, “an unexpected …
Florida to Receive $23 Million in Aquaculture and Fisheries Assistance via CARES Act Stimulus
Tallahassee, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the allocation of $300 million in federal assistance for fisheries provided by the CARES Act stimulus package. These funds will be available for coastal and marine fishery participants negatively affected by COVID–19. Florida will receive $23.6 million of this funding to aid the state’s commercial fishing and aquaculture industries. The Florida Department of …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 05-08-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 8, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2 300-400 lbs####133.00-180.50 400-500 lbs####128.00-150.00 500-600 lbs####115.00-140.00 600-700 lbs####105.00-127.00 Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2 300-400 lbs####116.00-145.00 400-500 lbs####105.00-137.00 …
America’s Meatpacking Facilities Practicing Safe Reopening to Ensure a Stable Food Supply
(Washington, D.C., May 8, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the safe reopening of critical infrastructure meatpacking facilities across the United States. These meatpacking facilities have resumed or plan to resume operations this week following President Trump’s Executive Order directing the facilities to implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of …
Planting Advice From Peanut Specialists
With planting well underway across the Southeast, peanut specialists are providing advice on a variety of factors that growers are experiencing right now. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle …
Little Projected Rainfall Means More Irrigation Needed
By Clint Thompson Limited rainfall over the next couple of weeks means row crop growers need to be irrigating early and often to get their seed producing. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension irrigation specialist Wes Porter said water requirements for cotton and peanuts is low early in the season. But they do still require water. “If we’re absolutely getting no …
Florida Reopening Forest Campgrounds
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Forest Service announced today the Phase One re-opening of Florida State Forest campgrounds, campsites, and recreation areas. The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), manages more than 1 million acres of state forests and provides forest management assistance on more than 17 million …
New Fungicide from AgBiome Innovations
Maintaining your crops is as important now as it’s ever been, and AgBiome Innovations can help. Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked with Bond McInnes, technical service manager at AgBiome, about their company and a new product, Howler. It’s a broad spectrum fungicide that can be used effectively at every phase of production. Learn more about AgBiome and Howler fungicide at …
Trump: Will Know Next Week if China is Making Progress on Phase One Deal
Top negotiators from China and the U.S. will talk next week about the progress on the Phase One Trade Deal between the two countries. Bloomberg says the move comes after President Donald Trump threatened to terminate the agreement if Beijing doesn’t meet its obligations. The planned phone call will be the first time the Chinese Vice Premier and U.S. Trade …