Peanut Grower Asked about Forfeitures and Contracts

During a hearing last week by the Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, a peanut grower from Georgia was asked about forfeitures and contracts. Tyron Spearman has the story. 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 …

Florida Beef Cattle Short Course Starts Wednesday

The University of Florida’s Department of Animal Sciences will host the 72nd Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course May 10-12. The Short Course is considered to be one of the premier beef cattle educational events in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions with significance nationally and globally. Producers, extension specialists and agents, researchers, students, and allied industry members are welcome to …

March Pork Exports Strong, Beef Shows Signs of Rebound

According to new data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), March exports of U.S. pork were the largest since May 2021. And while below last year’s high volume, March beef exports were the largest since October. March pork exports totaled 260,195 metric tons (mt), up 17% year-over-year and the ninth largest volume on record. Export value …

U.S. Marine Fish Stocks Show Improvements in 2022

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 2022 Status of Stocks Report last week, outlining U.S. marine fish stocks managed by NOAA Fisheries. In 2022, U.S. fisheries data revealed that 93 percent of stocks are not subject to overfishing and 81 percent are not overfished. These numbers show slight improvements compared to the 2021 figures of 92 percent …

Looking at Cattle Markets

While May is Beef Month, there are a variety of things traders are watching when it comes to the cattle markets. Mark Oppold has more details. 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 …

Around the State with Commissioner Pate

In our weekly “Around the State with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate”, there’s a new program that will help with the start-up and expansion of small and medium sized meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants in Alabama. Commissioner, can you tell us about it? Click here to learn more about the Alabama Meat Processing Program. That’s our weekly Around the …

Farm Bureau Foundation Fellows Launch Free Digital Skills and Ag Literacy Lessons

A chance to gain new skills. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The 2023 Farm Bureau Foundation Fellows have launched four free Applied Digital Skills lessons dedicated to helping students learn about food, fuel, and fiber. The lessons were developed with support from Grow with Google to make digital skills and agricultural literacy more accessible to students across …

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 05-05-2021

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 5, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended-May 05, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,800 head compared to 17,250 last week and 10,967 …

Florida Lawmakers Pass $117B Budget, End Session

(NSF/TALLAHASSEE, FL/May 5, 2023) — Florida lawmakers on Friday finalized a $117 billion budget and an accompanying $1.3 billion tax package to end a legislative session that carried out many of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ priorities. After adjourning “sine die” — the traditional declaration that marks the end of the annual 60-day session — just before 11 a.m., House Speaker Paul …

Florida Lawmakers Wrap Up 2023 Legislative Session

Florida lawmakers wrapped up the 2023 legislative session Friday morning, a bit earlier in the day than normal. Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman agriculture had a very good year in the session. To learn more, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board …