I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Luther Burbank is part of American agriculture history. Despite receiving only an elementary education, he developed more than 800 strains in varieties of plants, including 113 varieties of plums and prunes, 10 varieties of berries, 50 varieties of lilies, but he’s best known for improving the common Irish potato. His potato …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended March 14, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended March 14, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,023 head compared to 11,295 last week and 9,319 last …
According to updated numbers, there is an adequate supply of peanuts for the world market right now. Tyron Spearman has more details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle …
National Ag Day will be observed Tuesday, March 18th. The day, with the theme “Together, We Grow,” is to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by U.S. farmers and ranchers. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies, and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions that agriculture makes to our lives. The Agriculture Council of America hosts the …
During the recent USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, the outlook for beef, pork, and poultry meat production, trade, and prices were discussed for this year. Rusty Halvorson has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record …
When you hear about March madness you may think basketball. But according to a story from Mark Oppold, the madness has started early in the grain trade. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Leo Burnett is part of American agriculture history. He worked for the Minnesota Valley Canning Company. Now in 1924, the canning company located in LeSueur, Minnesota, released golden cream style corn. Now before this recipe, white sweet corn predominated the market. Yellow corn served as horse feed. Well, the canning company’s …
The U.S. Peanut Federation is asking for help with getting peanuts into the European Union. Tyron Spearman explains why the help is needed. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida …
We have been seeing some positive moves in the corn trade this week. Mark Oppold looks at some of the factors that have helped push prices up. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In 1850, it’s estimated it took 75 to 90 labor hours to produce 100 bushels of corn, and that would take 2.5 to 3 acres. By 1890, that reduced to 35 to 40 labor hours to produce the same 100 bushels, but still took 2.5 to 3 acres of corn. But …
