Georgia Expands Disaster Aid as Drought Intensifies USDA Designates Additional Counties as Disaster Areas Georgia agriculture is facing mounting pressure as persistent drought conditions continue to impact farmers across the state. In a recent announcement, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper confirmed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has expanded the number of counties designated as primary natural disaster …
Nominations are now open for the 26th American Peanut Research and Education Awards. The industry is looking for someone that has outstanding individuals or teams whose work continues to move the peanut industry forward. All nominations are subject to the deadline in 1st of May. Awards will be presented at the American Peanut Research and Education Annual Meeting to be held July the …
Trump Administration Moves to Ease Fertilizer Supply Concerns for U.S. Farmers Federal Response Targets Fertilizer Shortages In recent agricultural developments, Brooke Rollins joined other cabinet officials to outline a series of actions by the Trump administration aimed at addressing ongoing fertilizer supply concerns impacting American farmers and ranchers. The announcement, delivered during a press conference attended by Southeast AgNet, highlighted …
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association highlighted delisting efforts and changes to the Endangered Species Act during last week’s legislative conference. We caught up with Garrett Edmonds with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association to learn about these efforts. Edmonds said, “The Pet and Livestock Protection Act. Back in December, the House passed this legislation to reinstate the gray wolf delisting rule. …
To no one’s surprise, the Federal Reserve Board expected to leave interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of their meeting. Looking at CME’s FedWatch tool shows a better than 90% chance rates will not change at the June meeting or July meeting. There is no meeting in May. There’ll be a new Fed chairman when the board does meet in June …
More Than Exploration: Agricultural Discovery I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. While the expedition of Lewis and Clark is widely remembered for charting unknown territories and seeking a passage to the Pacific, their journey revealed much more than new land. It also uncovered sophisticated agricultural systems already thriving across the American frontier. Observations Along the Missouri River …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Foundation is providing a record amount of scholarships to students this year and we caught up with Erin Beasley with ACA to learn more. Beasley said,” Well this week we are honored to have our Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Banquet. This annual event takes place to award all of the scholarship winners for the year and so I’m …
The National Pork Producers Council is focusing on the passage of Farm Bill 2.0 to address some of the pork industry’s concerns. We caught up with Todd Marotz with the National Pork Producers Council to learn how the bill would benefit the pork industry. “We’re looking forward to a farm bill to get across the finish line and to make …
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that the USDA is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers across the country by issuing a second supplemental disaster relief program. That payment is eligible by producers who have approved programs already for losses due to natural disasters. That’s all the way back to 2023 and 24. FSA has already provided 6.7 billion dollars for the supplemental …
Weekly crop update show planning progress in this area, but still slow north of Interstate 80 in the Northern Belt. Rain, of course, one factor, but April is ending on a chilly side. Soil temperatures still below 50 degrees, many areas north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In fact, Ames, Iowa, just last week, surpassed 52 degrees at the 4-inch level. And we …
