The latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate peanut usage is up. Tyron Spearman runs through the new report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
How is Coronavirus Impacting Food Demand?
We are hearing quite a bit in the news about the spread of coronavirus. But how is this affecting the meat and food business? That’s a question that Joe Schuele tackles in this story from the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Cattle Industry Convention Underway
The 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show is underway in San Antonio, Texas, as producers from across the country are on hand to take in a variety of sessions and the gigantic trade show. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Vice President of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, says this is a good place to talk about where we go …
Peanut Acreage Needs to Decrease to Improve Prices
By Clint Thompson For peanut prices to improve for farmers, acreage needs to decrease significantly in 2020, according to Adam Rabinowitz, University of Georgia (UGA) Cooperative Extension agronomist and assistant professor. He said U.S. demand has become stagnant, relatively flat for four years. Production needs to decrease this year if prices are going to increase. This will happen either through …
Peanut Industry News
Today, Tyron Spearman has various peanut industry issues for growers across the Southeast. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Lingering Effects of Drought in the Southeast
Last fall, many were concerned with the dry conditions across this region. But thanks to good rainfall over the past few weeks in many areas, the overall drought is basically over here in the southeastern part of the country. But according to a story from Stephanie Ho, the effects of the drought remain. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed …
Trade Deals Could Mean Brighter Days for Farmers
By Clint Thompson Jeffrey Dorfman, Georgia’s state fiscal economist and professor in the University of Georgia (UGA) Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, believes agriculture is currently in an “OK place” amid low commodity prices. Speaking at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Ag Forecast meeting at the Tifton Campus Conference Center on Jan. 31, Dorfman highlighted recent …
Using Social Media to Reach Beef Producers and Consumers
For the past few years, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) has worked hard to build on the efforts of promoting various aspects of beef through social media. Kayla Greer, ACA director of social media and communications, says those efforts continue here in 2020. To learn more contact the ACA office in Montgomery at 314-265-1867. http://www.bamabeef.org Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
Promoting Lean Florida Beef for Heart Month
February is Heart Month and the Florida Beef Council (FBC) is reminding folks about the benefits of lean beef. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, talks about some of those benefits. But first she mentions they will be well represented this week during the Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, contact the FBC office …
Georgia Beef Board Heading to San Antonio
The 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show will be held this week in San Antonio, Texas, and the Georgia Beef Board (GBB) staff will be there. GBB Director of Public Relations and Industry Information, Kaytlyn Malia, says they will be able to get updates on the national beef checkoff. For more information about your Beef Checkoff program, contact …