Liz Hershfield

Liz Hershfield Named Cotton Council International Executive Director

Dan Cotton

(Washington, D.C./May 1, 2025) — Fashion industry veteran and sustainability expert Liz Hershfield will lead Cotton Council International (CCI), the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council of America (NCC), as its new Executive Director. Hershfield succeeds Bruce Atherley, who retired at the end of March. “Strong leadership and innovative strategies are essential to maintaining U.S. cotton’s competitive edge,” …

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Approval Granted for Product Used by Peanut Growers

Dan Peanuts

Approval has been received for use of a product by peanut growers. But as Tyron Spearman reports, it is only for a short time. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and …

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May Events Helping with Strong Beef Market

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Events, Marketing

Various events are taking place in the month of May. As Mark Oppold, they are all events that are helping with the strong beef market this month. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands …

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A Reusable Cleaning Product Coming from Cotton

Dan Cotton

USDA researchers are developing and testing a natural, sustainable, antimicrobial cleaning wipe. As Rod Bain reports, it comes from cotton. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Early Agriculture Difficult in Kansas

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Early agriculture in what is now the state of Kansas was not easy. The government sent a young frontiersman to help. His name? Daniel Morgan Boone, indeed the son of the famous frontiersman from Kentucky. Now Boone worked primarily in what is now Northeast Kansas, present day Jefferson County. His work …

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Rollins Applauds EPA’s Decision to Allow Summer Sale of E-15 Nationwide

Dan Biofuels/Energy, USDA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Rollins issued a statement this week in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s emergency approval of the summer sale of E-15. Tyron Spearman has the story. Secretary Rollins Applauds EPA’s Decision to Allow Summer Sale of E-15 Nationwide (USDA/Washington, D.C./April 28, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued the following statement in support of the …

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Trade Update with China

Dan Agri-Business, Commodities, Economy, Labor and Immigration, Trade

We are hearing a lot of stories about the trade war currently underway with China. Mark Oppold has a look at what is being discussed by some about the situation. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle …

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Americans See Meat as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

Dan Beef, Cattle, Economy, Marketing

Meat sales hit a record high of $104.6 billion in 2024. The pounds sold increased by 2.3 percent compared to 2023, and consumers, on average, purchase meat more than once per week. That keeps meat the largest fresh department in grocery stores.  The 20th annual Power of Meat Report says almost all (98 percent) American households purchase meat, and 73 …

American Agriculture History Minute: Allis Chalmers Company Beginning

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Edward P. Allis was an entrepreneur who in 1860 bought a bankrupt firm at a sheriff’s auction, the Reliance Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under his leadership, began producing steam engines and other mill equipment. Thomas Chalmers was a Scottish immigrant to America, came to the U.S. about 1842, and was working …

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More on Busting Agricultural Myths

Dan National Peanut Board, Peanuts

We told you yesterday that the National Peanut Board (NPB) knows how essential it is to debunk common myths about agriculture and food. Tyron Spearman runs through a few more of those. To read more about this, click here. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of …