With Election Day upcoming, Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association wanted to emphasize the importance of your vote. “Well, we are encouraging all of our members to take time on Tuesday, November the 3rd, for a very big day. It’s Election Day and know that folks have been at the polls a lot this year, but this is the …
GBB Reflects on Impact made at Recent Events
As the Sunbelt Ag Expo wrapped up this past week, Wyatt Doolittle of the Georgia Beef Board reflects on the impact made over the past few weeks. “Yeah, you know, October is always a busy month for us at the Beef Board, and we just wrapped up the Ag Expo down in Moultrie. You know, coming off that 11-day run …
USDA Invest 57 million in Meat Processing Expansion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $57 million to strengthen America’s meat processing capacity and support livestock producers nationwide. According to USDA, 147 tentative awards across 40 states are expected to be funded through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program, commonly known as MPPEP. The announcement was made recently by Vice President J.D. Vance and Agriculture …
Housing Market Drops
The housing market continues to weaken as we head to the end of the year. September numbers are now out, and the National Association of Home Builders market index fell to its lowest level since June 2012. The index of prospective buyers fell to its lowest level since April of the same year. Regionally speaking the biggest decline came in …
Sunbelt Ag Expo was a Success
Thanks to all of those that came to the Sunbelt Ag Expo. We enjoyed seeing everybody, especially across our radio audience. Many people said they had heard us before. Hope you’ll tune in each day at this time to learn more about agriculture. It was a great show, three days of fun activities, innovations, and inventions, and everybody having a …
Wheat Market Updates
Keeping an eye on this wheat market early week, December Chicago wheat no trouble crashing through a major 200-day moving average last week at the $6.50 level, moving for that $6.20. Some analysts say now $6 from late June is in play. December Chicago has been below $6.50, actually a lot more than above it the past year. Kansas City …
How Radio Helped Transform American Agriculture
Radio became an important communication tool for American agriculture in the early 20th century, helping farmers and rural communities gain access to weather reports, grain prices and market information. In the early days of broadcasting, radio stations began connecting agricultural producers with information that could influence their daily decisions and business operations. In this edition of American Agriculture History Minute, …
Westward Expansion: Early Pioneers and American Agriculture
The Push West Beyond the Appalachian Mountains Westward expansion played a significant role in shaping the history of the United States, opening new territories to settlement and laying the groundwork for the development of American agriculture. However, moving west was neither easy nor immediate. Early pioneers faced political restrictions, difficult living conditions, and the challenge of surviving in unfamiliar territory. …
USDA Updates Cash Cattle Market Reporting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating its cash cattle market reports in an effort to increase transparency for ranchers and cattle producers. Recently, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced changes to USDA’s livestock mandatory reporting system as part of the administration’s efforts to support American ranchers and promote fair competition in livestock markets. USDA says negotiated cash cattle trade has …
What the Cattle on Feed Report tells Us
Official estimates of this afternoon’s monthly cattle on feed report show the number of cattle on feed the 1st of October very near the same as a year ago. But bottom-line livestock analysts point out feedlot inventory is very much front-loaded. The story all year has been slowing the pace of marketings and feed cattle longer. In fact, the number …