Weaker Dollar Not Helping Grain Trade

A weaker dollar does not always help a weak grain trade. Mark Oppold looks at what happened last week. 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 Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026

Georgia Peanut Farmers Donate Peanut Butter to Capital Area Food Bank

The Georgia Peanut Commission, in conjunction with the United States Peanut Federation (USPF), partnered with Peanut Proud to donate 10,080 jars of peanut butter to the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. It will serve the nation’s capital and surrounding area. Bob Redding, who works for the Redding Firm and serves as a lobbyist for agricultural groups in Washington, …

Around the State With Commissioner Pate

In this week’s Around the State with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked to the commissioner about a special event that was held last week. Learn more about peanuts in the state on the Alabama Peanut Producers website. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Eating Almonds Before Meals May Help Lower Blood Sugar

Eating a handful of this nut before meals may help lower blood sugar. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Two new research studies with almonds, one conducted over three days and the other over three months, demonstrated benefits to blood sugar control for Asian Indians with prediabetes and overweight/obesity – and the three-month almond intervention broke new ground, …

Boiled Peanuts Featured in Washington D.C. Paper

The U.S. Peanut Federation was in Washington D.C. this week. And as Tyron Spearman reports, boiled peanuts was a topic of a newspaper article while they were there. 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 …

Florida Lawmakers Release Budgets

Week three of the 2023 Florida Legislative Session saw lawmakers from both the House and Senate releasing their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, notes the two preliminary budgets don’t quite mirror each other.  To learn more, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …

Higher Cattle Prices Projected for the Rest of the Year

The latest U.S. Cattle on Feed Report noted the number of head on feed was 11.6 million head on March 1st, down four percent from March 1 of last year. And according to a story from Gary Crawford, as cattle inventories dwindle, cattle price projections continue to climb. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …

Bankers Report an 8.1 Percent increase in Farm Bank Lending

Despite numerous headwinds in 2022, agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks increased by 8.1 percent in 2022 to $103.1 billion. The American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report says the change is due to a 9.7 percent increase in outstanding loans secured by farmland and a 5.9 percent increase in agricultural and production loans. The report also says farmland …

Agriculture Watching Movement of Bills in Georgia Legislature

Week eleven of the Georgia Legislature was busy one, with lawmakers working to push certain bills through. Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley says that includes one they’ve been tracking all session. The last day of the 2023 Georgia Legislative Session is scheduled to be no later than March 30. Keep track of any of the bills during the …