wolf management

USDA Encourages States to Review Wolf Management Policies

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released a statement recently encouraging state partners to reassess wolf management policies, as well as strengthening engagement with livestock producers to address wolf predation. This has been spurred after President Trump’s order to, quote, support America’s ranchers. Secretary Brooke Rollins said, “For too long, America’s ranchers have dealt with wolves threatening and killing their …

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Foundation

Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Opportunities

Several scholarship opportunities are available through the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation. Josie Jones with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association sat down with Southeast AgNet to tell us more. “The Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation awards scholarships to youth across the state every single year and we are halfway through that application season,” said Jones “Applications are open through November 2nd for those awards, and …

Sunbelt Ag Expo

Features at the Sunbelt Ag Expo

I know you’re making plans to come to the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia coming up October 20, 21, and 22. Over 800 exhibitors will display and demonstrate various products and welcome thousands of visitors. Some of the highlights include the Expo honoring South Carolina. That’ll be the featured state this year, the spotlight state. South Carolina from A …

Lindberg

Lindberg Speaks on Ag Producers Participation in Ag Trade Efforts

Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg spoke on the importance of farmer and rancher involvement in the U.S. Department of Agriculture ag trade programs aimed at promoting U.S. ag exports in the global marketplace. “We have experienced a remarkable amount of folks who have taken time off the farm to get engaged, to get on these trade …

Sunbelt Ag Expo

Sunbelt Ag Expo One Week Away

Well, just a week away, the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia will celebrate the 48th annual meeting. That’s October 20th through 22nd. Over 800 exhibitors will display and demonstrate products and welcome thousands of folks coming to the 100-acre show site. It’s crowned as America’s premier farm show and the largest farm show in America with field demonstrations. The …

December corn

Eye on Markets

Markets are back open today after the Columbus Day holiday, we’re keeping an eye on Wall Street and CME Group in Chicago. It looks like combines rolled well into the night across a wide area of the Midwest, but not in this area. Heavy rains flooding, halting the harvest and even some college football games. But you would not be …

FFA Blue Jacket

How the FFA Blue Jacket Became an American Tradition

The iconic blue corduroy jacket worn by FFA members across the country has become one of the most recognizable symbols in American agriculture. But the tradition began nearly a century ago with a group of Ohio FFA members who arrived at the national convention wearing something different. The First FFA National Convention The first National FFA Convention was held in …

grazing

Sec. Rollins Releases letter on June Grazing Directive

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is encouraging ranchers who graze livestock on federal lands to take advantage of USDA’s new grazing directive aimed at expanding grazing opportunities and strengthen the nation’s cattle industry. In a letter sent this week to livestock producers holding grazing permits on U.S. Forest Service allotments, Rollins highlighted the department’s June 2026 grazing directive and urged ranchers …

William and Sam Cargill

William and Sam Cargill: The Beginning of a Grain Storage Legacy

Grain Storage Becomes a Growing Challenge As grain production expanded across the American Midwest during the mid-1800s, farmers faced a growing problem: they were producing more grain than they could immediately use or sell. Without adequate storage, farmers could be forced to sell their crops simply because they had nowhere to keep them. The development of additional grain storage capacity …

august

USMEF August Export Report

U.S. beef exports posted a strong performance in August, while pork exports slipped compared to a year ago. According to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, August beef exports totaled more than 86,000 metric tons of 4% from last year. Export value climbed 13% to nearly $786 million. Strong demand from Taiwan and a …