With Election Day upcoming, Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association wanted to emphasize the importance of your vote. “Well, we are encouraging all of our members to take time on Tuesday, November the 3rd, for a very big day. It’s Election Day and know that folks have been at the polls a lot this year, but this is the …
GBB Reflects on Impacts made at Recent Events
As the Sunbelt Ag Expo wrapped up this past week, Wyatt Doolittle of the Georgia Beef Board reflects on the impact made over the past few weeks. “Yeah, you know, October is always a busy month for us at the Beef Board, and we just wrapped up the Ag Expo down in Moultrie. You know, coming off that 11-day run …
USDA Invests 57 million in Meat Processing Expansion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $57 million to strengthen America’s meat processing capacity and support livestock producers nationwide. According to USDA, 147 tentative awards across 40 states are expected to be funded through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program, commonly known as MPPEP. The announcement was made recently by Vice President J.D. Vance and Agriculture …
Winner of the Georgia Peanut Product and Innovation Award
At the Sunbelt Ag Expo, Rusty Bowers, the owner of Pine Street Market in Avondale Estates, received a $10,000 prize check from the Georgia Peanut Commission. He was the entry in the Georgia Peanut Product Innovation Award Contest. It was presented by Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper and Georgia Peanut Commission Chairman Donald Chase. The award was given during …
Housing Market Drops
The housing market continues to weaken as we head to the end of the year. September numbers are now out, and the National Association of Home Builders market index fell to its lowest level since June 2012. The index of prospective buyers fell to its lowest level since April of the same year. Regionally speaking the biggest decline came in …
USDA Action After First NWS Detection in Wildlife
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture New World Screwworm Rapid Response X account, there are several new updates on NWS. One post gives details on the first confirmed detection of New World Screwworm in U.S. wildlife, after a detection was found in a Texas elk. The post says, “USDA is taking action following the first confirmed detection of New …
Sunbelt Ag Expo was a Success
Thanks to all of those that came to the Sunbelt Ag Expo. We enjoyed seeing everybody, especially across our radio audience. Many people said they had heard us before. Hope you’ll tune in each day at this time to learn more about agriculture. It was a great show, three days of fun activities, innovations, and inventions, and everybody having a …
Wheat Market Updates
Keeping an eye on this wheat market early week, December Chicago wheat no trouble crashing through a major 200-day moving average last week at the $6.50 level, moving for that $6.20. Some analysts say now $6 from late June is in play. December Chicago has been below $6.50, actually a lot more than above it the past year. Kansas City …
How Radio Helped Transform American Agriculture
Radio became an important communication tool for American agriculture in the early 20th century, helping farmers and rural communities gain access to weather reports, grain prices and market information. In the early days of broadcasting, radio stations began connecting agricultural producers with information that could influence their daily decisions and business operations. In this edition of American Agriculture History Minute, …
States Reporting Poor Pasture and Rangeland Conditions
Parts of the U.S. are reporting very poor to poor pasture and rangeland conditions. U.S. Department of Agriculture Chief Meteorologist Brad Rippey gives a report on conditions across several states. “Some of our specific numbers coming in this week, we still are seeing some rather low pasture and rangeland conditions in parts of the West and Great Plains,” said Rippey. …