The University of Georgia Beef Team is hosting a webinar for livestock producers on the New World Screwwormon March 19, 2026. We caught up with Raymond Fitzpatrick, ANR Agent in Franklin County to learn more about this upcoming webinar. Fitzpatrick said, “We are working on a New World Screwworm webinar for preparedness to make sure that our producers across the state are …
USDA’s stocks and processing for peanuts shows that for the month of January, that’s the sixth month of the marketing year, peanut stocks and commercial storage total 5.55 billion pounds, and that compares to last year’s 4.14, and that is up 34 percent. The market’s almost flooded. They said even farmer stock peanuts are up 33 percent in volume. Shell peanuts showed that they …
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is reacting to passage of Farm Bill 2.0 by the House Agriculture Committee. The bill, formally known as the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, was supported by NCBA and other commodity groups and according to NCBA the bill would “finish the Farm Bill process and strengthen provisions that provide certainty to farmers …
Much of the Southeast is currently dealing with drought conditions and USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey shares further details on how drought is impacting the rest of the country. Rippey said, “Drought coverage approaching 55% in early March. The last two weeks represent the first time since November 2024, more than a year ago, that we have seen U.S. drought coverage greater than …
How German, Scottish, and Irish Traditions Shaped U.S. Farming In the development of American agriculture, ethnicity played a significant role in shaping farming practices, land use decisions, and even long-term family strategies. As different immigrant groups settled across the United States, they brought with them distinct traditions, tools, livestock preferences, and philosophies about land ownership and family life. In this …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended March 6, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended March 06, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,216 head compared to 8,282 last week and 11,398 last …
Serious injury or serious long-term illness is part of any profession but can be particularly devastating for family farm operations if crops can’t be planted or harvested and that’s where Farm Rescue comes in. Growing up we called them good neighbor deeds. Local farmers would simply gather and plant or harvest hundreds, even thousands of acres if it took several days for a nearby …
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board has funded research that helps to support forage development as well as improving management practices. We sat down with Dr. Jose Dubeux with the University of Florida to learn more. Dr. Dubeux said, “ With those funds I’ve been able to address different needs, not only for my research program but for the cattle industry in Florida. …
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is reacting to the passage of Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, also known as Farm Bill 2.0 by House Agriculture Committee. The bill was authored by Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson of Pennsylvania. Duane Stateler, NPPC President said, “Pork producers of all shapes and sizes need this regulatory relief and are grateful …
Checking with some of the broker friends in the peanut industry, what’s happening right now in the peanut market? According to most, the market continues to be extremely quiet on all fronts. The seemingly slowdown in demand seems to be affecting all parts of the world, which is, to be honest, doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. One broker said peanuts are one of the …
