Who buys peanuts from America? The number one buyer this past year from January through August of 2026, it shows China was the number one buyer. They bought 40% of all the peanuts that went out of the country. Amazing how much they use in making peanut oil. They bought 181,000 metric tons, almost 41% of the U.S. export. Mexico …
Farm machinery sales for new equipment remain the lowest in nearly a decade, but John Deere, for one, sees better days ahead. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers‘ latest data through September shows new tractor sales down 12.6% from a year ago, new combine sales down just short of 10%, but in spite of those numbers, John Deere reporting they plan …
Railroads Helped Open New Lands to American Farmers Railroads played a significant role in the expansion of American agriculture during the mid-19th century, helping bring settlers to new farming regions and encouraging the development of agricultural communities across the country. As the United States expanded westward, federal land policies and railroad companies created opportunities for families seeking affordable farmland. The …
Keeping an eye on the soy complex at midweek, the soy complex, in our view, doesn’t appear to have much of a chance to rebound. Fund traders still hold nearly 400,000 combined contracts in soybean, soybean oil, and soybean meal. And while they do see better demand ahead, the soy complex so closely tied to crude oil, we saw what …
Early American farmers helped expand agriculture across the United States, but the history of westward settlement also reveals a pattern of land use that often depleted the soil rather than preserving its long-term productivity. In this edition of American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold examines how pioneers moving westward from the 1770s through the 1830s frequently relied on the natural …
On the latest episode of Grazing The Facts, Jason Conrad, 2nd Vice President of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, joins the conversation to share his journey in the cattle industry and discuss the importance of the Beef Checkoff program. Recorded on October 27, Conrad offers insight into the challenges he faced getting started in the cattle business, the influential people who …
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) has been hard at work promoting beef at several events across the state. Wyatt Doolittle with the Georgia Beef Board is here to tell us more. “It’s been another busy couple of weeks here at the Georgia Beef Board and we’ve had some great opportunities to connect with consumers across the state through two key …
Nearly 1,500 acres of working Florida ranchland will remain in agriculture for generations to come, following a new land protection announcement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson recently announced the permanent protection of two cattle operations through the state’s Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The effort preserves agricultural land from future …
Registration for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association convention is now open. Erin Beasley of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association sat down with Southeast AgNet to tell us more. “Well, the association is excited that the 84th annual ACA Convention & Trade Show registration is open,” said Beasley. “That event is going to be February 19th and 20th 2027 in Montgomery and we …
Today we’re going to talk timber. The continued decline in pulp and hardwood prices reflect structural changes in the pulp and paper industry, including shifts in product demand, increased use of recycled fiber, the mill modernization, rising wood pulp imports, and also relocation to lower cost regions. These trends have intensified in the past three years, just since 2003-2005. More …
