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Changes to the ARC and PLC programs aim to boost support for producers. Farm Service Agency Deputy Administrator Jared Hagert describes the ways in which the Working Families Tax Cuts Act updates are resulting in record producer payments. “The Working Family Tax Cut Act also increased payment limits from $125,000 to $155,000 starting with the 2025 crop year, and there …
This is the week. The Sunbelt Ag Expo is opening up on Tuesday through Thursday in Moultrie, Georgia at Spence Field. Gates open at 8 30 in the morning and will close at 4 except on Thursday, which will run to 3 o’clock. Admission to the gate is $15 per person. Advance and discount tickets are now being purchased online. …
Before tractors and modern farm machinery transformed American agriculture, farmers depended on animals to provide the power needed to work their fields. During the mid-1800s, changes in agricultural equipment created a growing demand for stronger, more powerful draft horses, helping establish the Midwest as an important center for draft horse breeding. In this edition of American Agriculture History Minute, Mark …
American consumers are still paying high prices for ground beef despite a recent surge in beef imports. According to a new analysis from the American Farm Bureau Federation, a temporary expansion of the tariff rate quota for imported lean beef trimmings has had little impact on grocery store prices. Farm Bureau tracked 80% lean ground beef prices at 41 grocery …
Peanut farmers are busy in the field getting the rest of this crop in. Only about half have been delivered so far. We’re watching lots of celebrations saluting the peanut, including the Georgia National Fair. It continues through October the 18th. It is showcasing a variety of attractions including ag exhibits, entertainment, and competition. This year the fair theme through …
Days may be getting shorter as fall continues but still feels like summer in some areas as the Super El Niño event continues. Weather services across the world keeping an eye on those much above normal water temperatures in the Pacific. In fact, weekly Pacific water readings are the warmest for mid-October since readings began in 1949. For the U.S., …
Bonner Springs, Kansas, Is Home to Agriculture’s Hall of Fame Every major sport has a Hall of Fame, and many other institutions have established halls to recognize individuals whose achievements have made a lasting impact. American agriculture has its own Hall of Fame, located in Bonner Springs, Kansas, near Kansas City. The National Agricultural Hall of Fame was federally chartered …
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has confirmed the state’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in dairy cattle. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory verified positive test results from two dairy cows in Yakima County. State officials say Washington has conducted more than 7,000 surveillance tests for avian influenza over the last two …
Make your plans now to come to the Sunbelt Ag Expo at Moultrie, Georgia coming up October 20, 21, and 22. Three days of fantastic agricultural fun. 800 exhibitors have signed up and it’s going to be a big day. Livestock seminars will highlight that area. We’ll have seminars on sheep and goat, equine, dairy, and poultry. University researchers are …
There appears to be no pause in the administration’s suggested energy ceasefire, Ukraine and Russia continuing to exchange attacks. That, along with attacks in Saudi Arabia keeping a lot of support under the crude oil market and slowly pushing that VIX or fear index closer to 18-19, the highest it’s been in over a month. The soybean harvest wrapping up …
