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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressed her support and congratulations to Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg for his appointment as Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. She also congratulated Greg Ibach, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the next Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Secretary Rollins …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that USDA will provide more than $531 million in congressionally mandated recovery assistance to Georgia agricultural producers through a block grant agreement with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. It’ll help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. According to Rollins, she said President Trump has our farmers backs and will ensure you have the …
With nine months of trade now in the books, we review our list of 48 commodities and how their performance rates since New Year’s. Conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine, of course, have had energy way out in front all year long. As of today, heating oil, gasoline, and crude oil remain numbers one, two, and three on the list. Heating …
German and European Immigrants Shaped American Farming Ethnic groups played an important role in the development of early American agriculture, bringing different farming practices, traditions, skills, and experiences to the growing agricultural economy. German immigrants, for example, introduced agricultural practices and traditions that differed from those of English, Scottish, and Irish farmers. Their contributions became part of the diverse agricultural …
With the new updates and acreage additions to the ARC and PLC programs, some livestock producers may wonder what this means for them. Southeast AgNet sat down with Undersecretary Richard Fordyce to hear more. “There’s a lot actually going on with ARC and PLC right now. We’re going to actually be issuing payments for the 2025 crop. We’ll do that …
Checking on the market for peanuts. The international market right now is faced with a dwindling supply from all origins with the only help coming possibly from the U.S. and a few from China. Nonetheless, China continues to face struggle with its exchange rate and its high freight rates. The U.S. should be able to help some with that, at …
Railroads Opened New Paths for American Agriculture Railroads played a major role in transforming American agriculture and rural America as the nation expanded westward and communities became increasingly connected. What began as a developing transportation concept eventually became a critical part of the agricultural economy, providing farmers with new ways to move crops, livestock and other goods to growing markets. …
The end of the month and the end of the quarter could make for an interesting end to the week. Hard to believe we begin the fourth quarter tomorrow. We end the third quarter today with the quarterly grain stocks report. We expect few surprises, but it is always interesting to see how much grain is still on farm storage …
A Farm Wife Helping Shape Agricultural Youth Education The history of 4-H can be traced to the efforts of people who believed young Americans should have meaningful opportunities to learn about agriculture and develop practical skills. Among those early contributors was Jessie Shambaugh, a farm wife who became active in her community and dedicated herself to helping young boys and …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is celebrating their youth who proudly represented their state at the National Youth Cattle Working Contest. Bailey Watson with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association told us more. “So last week our state winning team from Alabama, who was actually the first team to represent Alabama as this was our first year having the Youth Cattle Working Contest, …
