The Alabama Regional Beef Ambassador Program (RBAP) Workshop will be held at Upchurch Hall classrooms, Stanley Wilson Beef Teaching Center and other facilities on the Auburn University campus on Saturday, April 7, 2018. But the deadline for workshop registration is March 19th or until spots are filled. The workshop is designed to prepare youth with the foundational skills, coaching and direction needed …
Celebrating National Frozen Food Month
Cathy Isom has the cool facts about why you will want to pay closer attention to the frozen food aisles at your local market this month. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Frozen Food Month and Day March is National Frozen Food Month. So you may want to pay closer attention to those aisles of freezers …
No Tariff Exceptions for Canada/Mexico
Bloomberg is reporting that there will be no exceptions for Canada and Mexico when it comes to potential tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The only way they get exempted from the tariffs will be if they sign a new North American Free Trade Agreement that’s better for America. “Canada must treat American farmers better and Mexico must stop drugs …
Grain, Dairy Markets Worried About Trade War
Analysts are saying that President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could be hard on farmers. Farm Journal’s Ag Web Dot Com points out that, while Trump hasn’t officially imposed the tariffs, the decision doesn’t have the support of his entire Cabinet and has raised eyebrows all over the world. Jeff Harrison of Combest, Sell, and …
NAFTA Round Seven Wrapped Up Monday and Facing More Questions
The seventh round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) wrapped up Monday in Mexico City. The three countries have taken some incremental steps toward agreements on some of the lower-level issues. However, trade negotiators and almost anyone else interested in the NAFTA negotiations acknowledged that the looming threat of U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum …
Agri View: What Is Going on with NAFTA?
Everett Griner talks about what is going on with NAFTA, and why, in today’s Agri View. What is Going on with NAFTA You know it is hard to understand what is going on with NAFTA. Mexican farmers, Canadian farmers and American farmers, want to keep it strong and stable. Our secretary of agriculture himself said that the loss of NAFTA …
USDA Announces More Local Control for School Meal Operations
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Steve Censky announced two new efforts to provide states and school districts with additional flexibility and support to operate more efficient school meal programs. Censky made the announcement during a speech at the School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Child Nutrition Hiring Flexibility Rule In 2015, USDA established education and …
Paraguay Market Now Open To U.S. Pork
Under an export certificate recently negotiated between the two countries, the United States now can ship pork to Paraguay. The National Pork Producers Council welcomed the news. “Paraguay won’t be a huge market for U.S. pork, but given the current trade climate, the U.S. pork industry needs all the new markets it can get,” said NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a …
Georgia Cotton Commission Welcomes Cotton Ginning Cost Share
On March 3, at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in Memphis, Tennessee, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program for the 2016 crop. This program provides assistance to American cotton producers who were left out of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs during that crop year. The Georgia Cotton Commission welcomes this …
Georgia Certified Peanut Seed Acres Increase
Numbers show an increase in the amount of Georgia certified peanut seed acres. Tyron Spearman has the details. Georgia Certified Peanut Seed Acres Increase Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …