The 2020 Alabama Legislative Session kicked off last week in Montgomery with Governor Kay Ivey delivering her State of the State Address on February 4. She addressed various issues, which included the state’s criminal justice system, education, and her budget request includes a 2% pay raise for state employees. Both the Alabama House and Senate will kick off week two …
2020 Farm Income Forecast Looks ‘Average’
U.S. net cash farm income, the total income after expenses, is forecast to decrease $13.1 billion to $109.6 billion in 2020. When adjusted for inflation, the drop is almost 11% compared to the previous year. U.S. net farm income is a broader measure of profitability. It incorporates non-cash items like economic depreciation and gross imputed rental income, and it forecast …
Guy and Naomi Woodroof: They made Georgia’s crops possible
By Carolyn Crist This story is part of a series called Georgia Groundbreakers that celebrates innovated and visionary faculty, students, alumni and leaders throughout the history of the University of Georgia-and their profound, enduring impact on our state, nation and the world. As the story goes, the first time University of Georgia horticulturist Jasper “Guy” Woodroof saw his future wife …
New NCBA President Is Marty Smith
During last week’s Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas, Marty Smith officially took the reins as President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Smith is a rancher and an attorney from Wacahoota, Florida and operates Smith Brothers-Wacahoota, LLC, a cow-calf operation that has been in continuous operation since 1852. He talked with Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman about trade, …
It’s Budget Time in the Florida Legislature
Week five of the Florida Legislative session kicks off this week, and both the Senate and House, of course, have already released their prospective budgets for the upcoming fiscal year that starts July 1. The Senate proposed a $92.8 billion budget while the House proposed a $91.3 billion budget. The $1.5 billion difference includes funding amounts for the environment, education, …
Talking Trade at Cattle Industry Convention
This week, during the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San Antonio, Texas, one issue you heard many people talking about is trade. Producers across the country are pleased with some of the recent trade moves that have taken place. Of course, trade has been, and continues to be, one of the top policy priorities for the National …
’20 Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show A Success
DOTHAN, Ala. – More than 500 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 15th annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show on Feb. 6 at the National Peanut Festival fairgrounds, in Dothan, Alabama. The show is sponsored by the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, Florida Peanut Producers Association, and the National Peanut Board. The one-day show offered …
What Growers Need to Know About New Hemp Insurance Program
By Clint Thompson The Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) Pilot Insurance Program will not protect producers of hemp if the THC level of their crop is higher than the accepted 0.3 percent range, according to Martin Barbre, administrator of the Risk Management Agency. “We want to make it clear, abundantly clear, hemp that contains THC above the compliance level laid out …
Peanut Market Update
In the latest peanut market update, Tyron Spearman reports things are still quiet when it comes to peanut contracts right now. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USMCA Should Help Boost U.S. Textile Industry
The U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), that President Trump recently signed, includes a textile chapter that offers significant improvements for domestic textile manufacturers and workers. National Cotton Council (NCC) Vice President of Washington Operations, Reece Langley, explains how this will benefit the U.S. cotton industry. For more information go to the NCC website. http://www.cotton.org/ Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …