Meat companies and union officials tell Reuters that rising COVID-19 infections among workers are forcing meat plants to slow production and the government to replace slaughter inspectors. Meatpacking was an early epicenter of COVID in 2020 and is now the latest sector to be disrupted by the Omicron variant. Cargill, one of the country’s top beef producers, operated a few …
Groups Want Dicamba Lawsuit Revived
A group of environmental organizations led by the Center for Food Safety and the Center for Biological Diversity wants new life given to their lawsuit over dicamba registrations. DTN says the groups are asking a federal court to lift a stay and speed up their lawsuit demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency vacate the 2020 dicamba registrations of Engenia, Tavium, …
World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Crowns Eastern Qualifier
Daniel Mitchell of Cumberland, Ohio, was named Champion at the 2022 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Eastern Region qualifying event. Tri-State Livestock Market, located in Abingdon, Virginia, hosted the last of three WLAC qualifying events last Friday. A total of 25 contestants competed for a top ten placing, which would grant them a spot in the 2022 WLAC semifinals at …
Pork Exports May Top 2020’s Record Amount
Numbers from the U.S. Department of Commerce say exports of U.S. pork are on pace to top 2020’s record total of $7.7 billion. From January through November, the U.S. pork industry shipped more than $7.5 billion worth of products to foreign destinations, compared to just over $7 billion from the same period in 2020. The top five markets for American …
Common Diseases that Pose a Threat to Your Strawberry Crop
Some common diseases that pose a threat to your Strawberry crop. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There are 5 common diseases that can cause big problems for your Strawberry plants, and if they become infected, the plants could die. One bacterial disease that’s tough to get rid of is Angular Leaf Spot. It’s smart only to plant …
GCC Encourages Enrollment for U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
By Clint Thompson After one year in existence, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol® continues to be a major marketability tool for Georgia’s cotton producers. That’s why Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC), encourages farmers to participate in the program. “I would encourage all growers to sign up for it. It’s going to be a major tool …
Georgia Peanut Farm Show is Next Week
Peanut producers from across the Southeast will be able to improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 45th annual Georgia Peanut Farm?Show and Conference. It will be held at the University of Georgia Tifton?Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Ga. on Jan. 19-20. Tyron Spearman has more details. The Georgia Peanut Farm Show Âhours …
Alabama SWCC on Installation of Irrigation Pivots
Back in 2019, the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (SWCC) worked with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) to identify watersheds that would have funding priority for new irrigation systems. To update that progress, Alabama SWCC Executive Director Dr. William Puckett, told Southeast AgNet this week about the four areas of the state they are working with. Learn more …
Georgia Beef Board Available to Speak at County Meetings
County meetings will be taking place across Georgia for chapters of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association over the next few weeks. One of those will be held next week in the northern part of the state, and Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations Taylor Evans, says she will be there to talk about the issue of alternative proteins and meat substitutes. For …
Florida Cattle Producers Reminded to Check Transactions for 2021
Back in November of last year, the Florida Beef Council (FBC) sent out their annual friendly reminder that beef checkoff assessments were due for any cattle you may have sold in 2021. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, wants to remind those who may have yet to do this, to please check all of your cattle transactions in which beef checkoff assessments are …