Corn and Soybean Planting is in high gear over the past week with both crops making a big increase according to USDA’s crop planting progress report released earlier this week. Brad Rippey, USDA Meteorologist, provides a breakdown on the planting progress in the reporting states. Five of the reporting states for corn  and six of the reporting states for soybeans …
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida has a new CEO. Stacy Sikes, a native of Cobbtown, Georgia, brings with him a long history within the Farm Credit System, working as the Director of Farm Credit Express within Horizon Farm Credit and as a loan officer and area vice president for Ag South Farm Credit. We had the opportunity to sit down …
The US Trade Representative published revisions to the port service fees last week. The fees, designed to restore the shipbuilding industry in the US, were changed due to nearly 600 public comments being received including a two-day public hearing. These changes were made with the design of limiting disruption for U.S. exporters. Exporters are responding to these changes and the …
The Georgia Beef Board is reviewing some survey results to ensure the success of beef promotion efforts in Georgia and Robert Fountain walked us through the items they found important in these results. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers …
The Florida Beef Council is hosting one of their Ranch to Ribeye Tours with those who influence protein decisions within the foodservice, retail and institutional sectors. We caught up with Deanne Maples from the Florida Beef Council who provided an overview of this tour. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is hosting their Beef Checkoff Council this week for one of their quarterly meetings each year. Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association shared the focus of this meeting and the role that this group plays in the promotion of beef in Alabama. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida …
The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued an executive memorandum to the National Forest Service earlier this month with the goal of increasing timber outputs, simplifying permitting, removing the processes outlined in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as reducing implementation and contracting burdens. The memo also authorizes the US Forest Service to work directly with states, …
The latest cattle on feed report has some key insights on the marketing trends in the cattle industry. USDA Livestock Analyst Anthony Fischer recaps these trends and shares the growth that the industry has seen over the past few months. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For …
Earlier this week, the US Department of Commerce announced its intention to withdraw from the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. In a press release, the International Trade Administration noted that this move comes from the failure to protect US tomato growers from unfairly priced Mexican imports. The withdrawal will become effective in 90 days …
The US Department of Agriculture has announced that they are making changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In a memorandum to all state agencies administering the SNAP program, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins reiterated the authority to grant state SNAP Agency requests to waive the time limit on receiving SNAP benefits by Able Bodied Adults without Dependents who …
