A big Beef Checkoff event took place last week in Georgia, as Macon Burger week was well attended. Taylor Evans, director of public relations for the Georgia Beef Board (GBB), says the week went fantastic. For more information about Beef Checkoff programs in Georgia, contact the GBB office in Macon at 478-474-1815 or go to their website, georgiabeef.org/. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Florida College Students Learn About Beef Via Online Course
The Beef Checkoff program in Florida works in various ways to present the beef message to consumers. But recently the Florida Beef Council (FBC) worked with students at the University of Florida through an on-line course. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says they took part in the “Meat We Eat” course. For more information about this and other Beef …
Alabama Cattlemen Hold Hay Pick-Up
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) held a big event in Baldwin County, Alabama on Monday. It was designed to help producers in that area still recovering from Hurricane Sally. ACA Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, says the “Hay Pick-Up” took place in Robertsdale and Bay Minette. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers …
Good Week for Cotton, Peanut Harvests
Favorable weather conditions for the cotton and peanut harvests were found around most of the Southeast last week. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says cotton harvest production areas had good weather nationwide for field work activities. Rippey notes that despite favorable weather this past week, the peanut harvest is still behind schedule. In Alabama, cotton harvest was 57% complete, while last year it was at …
Georgia Cotton Commission Encourages Participation in Upcoming Protocol Webinar
The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) encourages producers to attend an upcoming virtual webinar that will highlight the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol initiative. GCC Executive Director Taylor Sills provides further details about the event. “The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, as we’ve discussed many times before, is a grower-led initiative to prove the sustainability of American cotton producers especially compared to some …
Enhancements Made to New EQIP Rule
Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) released the final rule for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The rule updates USDA’s flagship program as directed by the 2018 Farm Bill and integrates feedback from agricultural producers and others. NRCS received nearly 600 comments on the interim final rule, which was published December 17, 2019. NRCS …
Georgia Representative Looking to Replace Collin Peterson as Ag Chair
Georgia Democrat David Scott is the most senior member of the House Agriculture Committee after current Chair Collin Peterson. The Hagstrom Report says Scott is throwing his hat into the ring as someone who’d like to be the next Chair after Peterson, who recently lost his re-election bid to Michelle Fischbach. Scott is the chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee …
Soybean, Cotton Growers Sue EPA Over Dicamba Use Restrictions
The American Soybean Association and the Plains Cotton Growers have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency registration of the herbicide dicamba. The product is used for “over-the-top” applications on soybean and cotton crops genetically engineered to withstand the herbicide. A Feedstuffs magazine report says the recent decision by the EPA gives growers five years of usage, beginning with …
Asgrow Soybeans Release Large XtendFlex Product Lineup
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided clarity on three Dicamba products, which included a new 5-year registration for XtendiMax® herbicide, with VaporGrip® Technology. Also last month, Asgrow® brand released the industry’s largest XtendFlex® soybean product lineup following the European Commission authorization of XtendFlex technology. DEKALB Asgrow Deltapine Technical Agronomist, Toby Covin, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they are excited about …
Senate Control, Ag Committee Makeup May Be Decided in January
Control of the U.S. Senate may not be known until January and could further change the Senate Agriculture Committee’s makeup because of a runoff vote in Georgia. The runoff results from Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler being appointed earlier this year to take the seat of Republican Johnny Isakson, who resigned at the end of 2019, citing health reasons. Loeffler is …