USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed Report shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.0 million head on January 1, 2020, two percent above January 1, 2019. The inventory includes 7.37 million steers and steer calves, up 1 percent from the …
Trump Touts Trade for Agriculture
During the recent American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) convention, President Donald Trump touted the historic trade deal with China and Senate passage of the USMCA. White House and administration officials confirmed to CNN that the President will sign the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement on Wednesday. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …
How to Grow Your Own Popcorn Plant
Today, Cathy Isom provides information of how you can grow your own popcorn plant. Homegrown popcorn is delicious with unique flavors that will lead to this being a permanent addition to your garden. You might not realize that there are many different types of corn. You can grow sweet corn, pod corn, flour corn, and popcorn. And there are many …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 01-24-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 24, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,600 head compared to 11,282 last week and 6,956 year ago. Compared to one week …
Lovatt Talks 2020 Peanut Markets
George Lovatt, of Lovatt and Rushing, Inc. (peanut brokers), recently spoke at a meeting where he discussed various factors affecting the peanut market, Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
More Auxin Herbicide Trainings planned across Alabama in February
For the past couple of weeks, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) crop specialists have been conducting auxin herbicide trainings at various locations across the state to help producers fulfill Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia label requirements. These trainings are designed for producers who plant cotton and soybean varieties that are resistant to dicamba herbicides. Before making these herbicide applications, producers …
NCBA Pleased with New Navigable Waters Protection Rule
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is just one of the many groups in agriculture pleased with the new Navigable Waters Protection Rule, otherwise known as WOTUS 2.0, announced Thursday. NCBA Chief Environmental Counsel, Scott Yager, says this is a really positive rule for rural America. Learn more on the NCBA website, http://www.ncba.org Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed …
Commissioner Nikki Fried Appoints New State Leadership For Florida Forest Service
Tallahassee, Fla.– Today, Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried announced two new leadership appointments for the Florida Forest Service. The selections come after a national search and interviews with multiple candidates. Erin Albury has been appointed State Forester and Director of the Florida Forest Service. Albury succeeds James “Jim” Karels, who has led the agency the past 12 years and served …
Florida Cattlemen Visit Tallahassee
During week two of the 2020 Florida legislative session, the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) held its annual Legislative Quarterly in Tallahassee. FCA Director of Governmental Affairs Sam Ard says the association’s members were able to sit in on the Senate Agricultural Appropriations Committee Meeting. For more information, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee at http://www.floridacattlemen.org/ Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show, February 6th
Don’t miss the 15th annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show, set for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, AL. Registration and doors open at 8:30 a.m. Attendees can enjoy a grilled PB&J sandwich and other refreshments while walking around the trade show. A complimentary lunch will be served at noon, along with a short program …