Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Events”
The speakers have been announced for the Georgia Forage and Grasslands Council Summer Tour and we caught up with Dr. Lisa Baxter with UGA to learn more. “So I’m really excited about the lineup that we have for this year’s Summer Forage Tour. This is obviously one of my favorite events during the year to be able to connect with …
World Pork Expo opens in Des Moines, Iowa tomorrow. Lean Hog Futures searching for some support. Over 10,000 visitors expected in Des Moines for the two days tomorrow and Thursday. This is the 38th World Pork Expo. Iowa is the logical host for the event, since Iowa is the number one pork producing state by far. Over 40 million hogs …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association will be holding the AJCA Roundup in Montgomery and we caught up with Bailey Watson with ACA to learn more. “We are actually celebrating our 20th annual AJCA Roundup. It will be held July 23rd through the 26th on the Garrett Coliseum grounds in Montgomery. Super excited as we, you know, kick off this 20th year. We got …
The National Peanut Board is launching a new platform that will tell the world about peanuts and how important they are. Peanuts have long been a part of the American life. Now they are poised to take center stage this week and the next few weeks. If the industry’s unified voice is any indication, the world is about to discover that peanuts …
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting entries for Florida Future Chef 2026. According to the department, the Florida Future Chef is, a statewide student cooking competition that challenges young Floridians to creatively reimagine school meals using Florida-grown ingredients, while learning about the nutrition standards that guide the National School Lunch Program.” Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton …
The Georgia Forage and Grasslands Council Summer Forage Tour offers educational opportunities for livestock producers and we caught up with Dr. Lisa Baxter with UGA to learn more. “During National Forage Week each June, we host the Georgia Forage and Grasslands Council’s Summer Forage Tour. So this is in collaboration with our state organization and also our Georgia Forage team and local …
Sweet Grown Alabama will be hosting the 11th Annual Alabama Seafood Cookoff today. The cookoff will be held at The Wharf in Orange Beach at 6:00pm. The cookoff features four teams of chef from across the state. The cook-off highlights Sweet Grown Alabama’s mission, connecting locally grown products with Alabama seafood. Each team of chefs will create a dish featuring …
 A bold new era for the peanut industry. That’s the voice of the National Peanut Board, who announced this week a new program to help promote peanuts. It’s a game changing brand platform, they said, that will champion this, represent the 7000 peanut farming families across America. They said that this is a special, new strategic push to connect the Gen Z population, a generation that …
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced Ernie Barnett as this year’s recipient of the Agricultural-Environmental Leadership award. Presented annually since 1994, this award highlights “environmentally innovative growers and ranchers who share a commitment to protecting and preserving Florida’s resources while continuing to produce the world-class agricultural goods we rely on.” Commissioner Simpson said, “Ernie Barnett has spent more …
Farmers and ranchers across the country have a new opportunity to spotlight their most loyal partners—their farm dogs. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has officially opened nominations for the 2027 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, celebrating the hardworking dogs that play a vital role in American agriculture. Now in its ninth year, the contest is organized …
