The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) is working on plans for 2025 promotions. According to GBB Chairman, Robert Fountain, this includes more burger week events and providing materials for county chapters. 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 …
Georgia Peanut Farm Show is Thursday
Southeast peanut growers are invited to attend the Georgia Peanut Farm Show taking place this Thursday, January 16th in Tifton, Georgia. As Tyron Spearman reports, the 48th annual show and conference will be held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable …
Early Bird Pricing Deadline Nearing for Alabama Cattlemen’s Convention
If you have yet to register for the 2025 Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Convention and Trade Show, which is taking place February 21-22 in Birmingham, then you’ll want to do so this week. ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley has this reminder that early bird pricing ends this Friday. Register now for the 2025 ACA Convention on the ACA website. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Florida Beef Council Pleased with Digital Campaign Results
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) recently received results from a digital campaign they took part in last year. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, is pleased with the numbers. For more information on Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Sales of U.S. Ag Tractor and Combines Decline in December
According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), U.S. sales of agricultural tractors and combines fell in December. U.S. ag tractor sales fell 11.3% while combine sales fell 26.4% compared to December 2023. “December’s sales of Ag tractors and combines follow patterns we saw throughout 2024 which reflect softness in the market,” said AEM Senior Vice President Curt Blades. …
New Administration to Work with Oil Sanctions
New oil sanctions is something the new administration will continue to work with once they take over next week. Mark Oppold 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, …
U.S. to Rebuild Bird Flu Vaccine Stockpile
The USDA will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile to make it match the current strain of the virus running through commercial flocks and wild birds. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the outbreak started in 2022 and has killed over 130 million birds, affecting commercial, backyard, and wild birds in all 50 states. In a press …
American Agriculture History Minute-Gaining Control of the Might Mississippi River
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. President Thomas Jefferson was especially eager to gain control of the crucial Mississippi River port in New Orleans. Jefferson tasked James Monroe and Robert Livingston with purchasing New Orleans. Negotiating with the French, the American representatives quickly agreed to purchase the entire territory of Louisiana after it was offered. Overcoming the …
Peanuts Still Coming in to Buying Points
Believe it or not, peanuts are still trickling into some buying points across the Southeast. Tyron Spearman has more on that, along with a look at where the market currently stands. 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 …
Possible Rebuilding of U.S. Cattle Inventories
There are many wondering if we’ll see a rebuilding of the U.S. cattle inventories here in 2025. Rusty Halvorson has the story. The process of rebuilding U.S. cattle inventories will remain an ongoing question well into 2025. Texas A&M extension livestock economist David Anderson says coming into 2024, the beef cow herd was at a 63-year low, which was the …










