USDA Extension Service

USDA Extension Service: A Legacy of Education and Support

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours, USDA

The Roots of Agricultural Support The Department of Agriculture was first established in 1862, but it would take more than 50 years before one of its most impactful programs came to life. With the passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914, the USDA Extension Service was officially created. This initiative formed a partnership between the USDA and land-grant universities to …

farm conservation data

Lewis B. Schmidt and the First Agricultural History Course in America

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

Farm Families and the Birth of Agricultural Policy As farm families moved westward and settled across the American heartland, they were unknowingly shaping the foundation of U.S. agriculture. Their struggles, innovations, and resilience created a living history that would later influence government officials tasked with developing agricultural policy. Recognizing the importance of this legacy, a few forward-thinking scholars insisted that …

Georgia Cotton

Upcoming Peanut Industry Events

Dan Agri-Business, Cotton, Events, Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC), Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC), Peanuts

Georgia Cotton and Peanut Day Highlights Industry Research and EU Trade Progress The Georgia Cotton Commission and the Georgia Peanut Commission are joining forces to host Cotton and Peanut Day this week, offering producers valuable updates on research, policy, and international trade developments. “Coming up on the peanut calendar this week, the Georgia Cotton Commission and the Georgia Peanut Commission …

pork

Fresh Pork Expected to Be More Price-Competitive with Beef and Chicken

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Marketing, Pork, Poultry

Fall Pork Outlook: Tighter Supply, Competitive Prices, and Pork Month Demand As the fall season approaches, the pork industry is bracing for tight supplies and shifting market dynamics. According to a new report from the National Pork Board, pork is expected to remain a price-competitive protein option for consumers, even as production lags behind expectations. “A National Pork Board report …

horsepower

Horsepower to Tractor Power: A Turning Point in American Agriculture

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

The Shift That Changed Farming Forever I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. The story of American farming is filled with innovation, but one of the most transformative shifts was the move from horsepower to tractor power. While today it seems natural to see tractors in every field, the transition was anything but quick or simple. Why Farmers …

Pork

National Pork Producers Share Optimism in US EU Trade Framework

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Export/Import, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Pork, Tariff, Trade

National Pork Producers Council Optimistic About US-EU Trade Agreement Framework The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has expressed optimism regarding the recently released trade agreement framework between the United States and the European Union. The framework includes targeted efforts to address longstanding trade imbalances that have impacted the pork industry for decades. National Pork Producers Council President Duane Stateler shared …

Georgia Beef Board

Georgia Beef Board Partnering With SEC Football Promotion

Dan Events, General

Georgia Beef Board Launches SEC Football Ad Campaign to Promote Beef As college football kicks off this season, the Georgia Beef Board is launching an exciting new promotional campaign focused on the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The effort aims to highlight beef as the go-to protein for game day celebrations across the South. We caught up with Wyatt Doolittle of the …

fertilizer

Farmers Feeling the Fertilizer Price Squeeze

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Fertilizer

Farm Groups Warn White House Tariff War Is Driving Fertilizer Prices to “Disastrous Levels” Farm groups are warning the White House that the tariff war is making already high fertilizer prices worse, creating significant challenges for U.S. crop producers. With fertilizer representing over 30% of input costs for many row crop operations, rising prices are threatening the financial stability of …

Foreign ownership

Foreign Ownership of US Debt

Dan Agri-Business

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Debt Climbs by $80 Billion Ahead of Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium Foreign ownership of U.S. debt rose another $80 billion in the latest report from the U.S. Treasury. This increase reflects the continued global appetite for American sovereign bonds, even as interest rate policy remains in flux. “Now, numbers I’m about to relate are hard to …