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Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper has announced that the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Application period is now open and we caught up with Commissioner Harper for more details. Commissioner Harper said, “So the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund and the Georgia Farmland Conservation Council that works toward the protection of production agricultural land in the state of Georgia and it was created …
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides insights which informs policy discussions and we caught up with Dusty Holley with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association who provided more details. Holley said, “Well the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board is so interesting because we get that and we’re stewards of that money and we really hang our hat on the fact that 98% of that …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that USDA is opening the enrollment period for the new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. It’ll provide $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop production in response to temporary trade markets and temporary disruptions in trading and increased production costs. The enrollment period opens up February the 23rd and closes on April the 17th. These …
As cotton growers look for ways to be more cost effective in their 2026 crop, Agroliquid is working with growers in the Southeast on a reallocation strategy. We sat down with Gabe Saxon, Regional Agronomist with Agroliquid to learn more. Saxon said, “As we start to look at that, we go ahead and sit down and we make our fertility …
Cattle producers are wondering what might become of their pastures after recent cold weather across the state. We caught up with Dr. Lisa Baxter with the University of Georgia to learn more. Baxter said, “The big question that I’m getting right now with this not unseemly cold weather, but man it has been prolonged to say the least, is are my …
A Proud Agricultural Tradition Missouri has a proud agricultural tradition—one that stretches back nearly three centuries and continues to define the state today. Agriculture is more than an industry in Missouri; it is woven into the state’s identity, culture, economy, and even its state symbolism. Ceres Crowns the Capitol Visitors to the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City often look …
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced that agricultural producers can now apply for hurricane disaster relief for 2023 and 2024. The Florida Block Grant Disaster Relief Program will provide over $600 million in grant funding in which the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says can, “assist with infrastructure damage, market loss, citrus loss, and timber damage …
USDA has updated their figures on the peanut crop for this coming year and some predictions that lower usage is happening abroad and at home. On the real facts they said the peanut planted area is estimated at 1.953 thousand acres. That’s up eight percent last year. The area harvested was 1,906,000 acres and that is up 9.4 percent. Total production was 3,589,925 farmer …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is focusing on a two-pronged approach to boost U.S. agricultural exports and the agricultural economy for producers. The first strategy includes focusing on reciprocal trade agreements. U.S. Trade Representative’s Office Chief Agricultural Negotiator Julie Callahan provides details on their efforts. “Removing non-tariff barriers and also providing preferential tariff concessions for U.S. agriculture,” said Callahan. In …
Cattle producers are often looking for solutions to various concerns within their operations and Neogen offers solutions in a variety of products. We caught up with Dr. Paige Pratt with Neogen during NCBA’s CattleCon to learn more. “Right now we’re right in the midst of lice season and we have a really good product that we actually used in our own …
