Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended August 13, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending Aug 13, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,500 head compared to 20,137 last week and …
Peanuts Help Improve Blood Sugar
According to The Peanut Institute and the National Peanut Board, peanuts help improve blood sugar levels. Tyron Spearman 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 Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Cotton Production Forecast in U.S. Up 18 percent from 2020
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their August crop reports Thursday, and Becky Sommer with NASS in Washington D.C. says the U.S. cotton production estimate is up 18 percent from last year’s crop. All cotton production is forecast at 17.3 million 480-pound bales, up 18 percent from 2020. All cotton planted area totaled 11.7 million acres, unchanged from the previous estimate but down 3 percent …
R-CALF Issues Rebuke on Call for Regional Cash Market Minimums
A document sent to the Senate Agriculture Committee from R-CALF calls for mandating large packing plants to purchase at least 50 percent of their cattle needs from negotiated cash cattle markets. Announced Thursday, R-CALF USA says the white paper provides real-time evidence that varying minimum cash cattle purchase requirements region-to-region will allow major beef packers to continue denying timely market …
Growing a Tasty Treat Known to Resist Many Pests and Diseases
Growing a peculiar and tasty treat that’s known to resist many pests and diseases. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Kiwanos have horned skin and look more like a cucumber on the inside than a melon. They have a wonderfully unique flavor, kind of like banana mixed with lime. Horned melons are known to resist many of the common …
CattleFax Forecasts Record Beef Demand, Higher Cattle Prices
A part of the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show this week in Nashville, Tennessee was the CattleFax Outlook Seminar. And during the event, CattleFax said their forecast is for record beef demand along with prospects for tighter supplies. Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman caught up with Kevin Good, vice president of industry relations and analysis at CattleFax, to talk …
Peanut Leadership Academy Accepting Nominations
The Peanut Leadership Academy recently announced they are now accepting nominations for the next class. Tyron Spearman 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 Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, …
Tropical Storm to Affect Southeast Areas
Parts of South Florida are expected to start feeling the effects of Tropical Storm Fred as early as Friday and then as it moves North eventually impacting the Florida Panhandle and possibly parts of Alabama and Georgia. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says any tropical activity will bring rain to some areas which have seen plenty of it this year. Sponsored …
Agricultural Land Values Making Big Gains in 2021
We’ve reported before how the interest in buying agricultural land has been growing after the COVID-19 slowdown blanketed the land market in 2020. And the value of that land continues to climb as well. Rod Bain has a story looking at the reasons behind a substantial year-over-year increase in agricultural land values. According to Farmers National Company, individual investors, both first-time, …
U.S. Ag Tractor Sales Hold Steady in July
Gains in larger and four-wheel-drive tractors offset smaller declines in the sub-40 horsepower range in the U.S. in July. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers says U.S. total farm tractor sales fell 0.8 percent in July compared to 2020, while U.S. combine sales jumped 19.2 percent. The articulated four-wheel drive segment led the way for the third straight month by climbing …