National Agriculture Day

Tuesday is National Agriculture Day

Dan Agri-Business

Tuesday, March 18th is National Agriculture Day here in the U.S. Mark Oppold takes time to look at this annual event and what agriculture means to our country. 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 …

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Tariffs Will Affect Red Meat Exports

Dan Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Pork, Tariff, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

Many segments of U.S. agriculture will be affected by tariffs, including the red meat industry. As Rusty Halvorson reports, red meat exports would take a significant hit from a tariff war. According to the latest export report from the U.S. Meat Export Federation, U.S. beef exports were more than $415 per fed steer or heifer, and pork exports totaled more …

American Agriculture

American Agriculture History Minute: Different Strains of Plants Developed

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Research, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Luther Burbank is part of American agriculture history. Despite receiving only an elementary education, he developed more than 800 strains in varieties of plants, including 113 varieties of plums and prunes, 10 varieties of berries, 50 varieties of lilies, but he’s best known for improving the common Irish potato. His potato …

weekly livestock market

Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 03-14-2025

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended March 14, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended March 14, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,023 head compared to 11,295 last week and 9,319 last …

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Adequate Supply of Peanuts

Dan Peanuts

According to updated numbers, there is an adequate supply of peanuts for the world market right now. Tyron Spearman has more details. 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 …

National Agriculture Day

National Ag Day is March 18

Dan Agri-Business

National Ag Day will be observed Tuesday, March 18th. The day, with the theme “Together, We Grow,” is to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by U.S. farmers and ranchers. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies, and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions that agriculture makes to our lives.  The Agriculture Council of America hosts the …

meat production

Meat Production and Price Projections for 2025

Dan Beef, Cattle, Marketing, Pork, Poultry

During the recent USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, the outlook for beef, pork, and poultry meat production, trade, and prices were discussed for this year. Rusty Halvorson has the story. 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 …

grain trade

March Madness Starts Early in the Grain Trade

Dan Commodities, Corn, Cotton, Economy

When you hear about March madness you may think basketball. But according to a story from Mark Oppold, the madness has started early in the grain trade. 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 …

American Agriculture

American Agriculture History Minute: Birth of a Giant

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Leo Burnett is part of American agriculture history. He worked for the Minnesota Valley Canning Company. Now in 1924, the canning company located in LeSueur, Minnesota, released golden cream style corn. Now before this recipe, white sweet corn predominated the market. Yellow corn served as horse feed. Well, the canning company’s …

peanuts

Asking for Help with U.S. Peanuts Going to the European Union

Dan Exports/Imports, Peanuts

The U.S. Peanut Federation is asking for help with getting peanuts into the European Union. Tyron Spearman explains why the help is needed. 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 …