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Fair and Free Trade for Beef A Component of Trade Negotiations

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Economy, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Marketing, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Tariff

As tariff discussions and trade negotiations continue, the need for fair and free trade amongst nations is a key factor for the cattle industry according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. We spoke with Kent Bacus, Executive Director of Government Affairs with NCBA who highlighted the non-tariff items that could impact the cattle industry. To learn more, visit southeastagnet.com. Dale …

Future Farmers of America

FFA Kicks Off Washington Leadership Conference In June

Dale Sandlin Events

The National FFA Organization has announced that thousands of FFA members from across the country will be attending their Washington Leadership Conference in Washington DC starting this month. The Conference, which runs from June 3rd to July 11th in five week-long blocks, provides the opportunity for over 1,600 FFA members and over 250 chaperones to visit our nation’s capital. The …

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Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo Power Panel to Address the Big Ag Issues

Dan Agri-Business, Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Events

There is a lot happening in the world of specialty crops that impact growers’ business operations. The Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo will host a panel discussion with the leaders of three associations to tackle those topics. The panel will include Mike Joyner, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; Chris Butts, Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and Matt Joyner, Florida …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Chemical Manufacturing Company Opens Doors

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

Mark Oppold with an American agriculture history minute explains how a small chemical manufacturing company opened its doors in 1957 in West Helena, Arkansas, near the Mississippi River south of Memphis. Today, the company is headquartered just outside Memphis and known as Helena Agri-Enterprises and is one of the largest contract chemical manufacturers in the country, providing formulations and packaging …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Lewis and Clark Agricultural Discoveries

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

Mark Oppold with an American agriculture history minute explains that there were a lot of agricultural discoveries in the travels of Lewis and Clark, not just discovering new lands. Historians note that as the expedition journeyed up the Missouri River in search of the Northwest Passage, members of the expedition took careful notes on agricultural practices they encountered. Native American …

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US Debt Certificate Ownership

Dale Sandlin Agri-Business

Mark Oppold highlights the ownership of US Debt Certificates in this episode of Bottomline. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

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American Agriculture History Minute: Butler Manufacturing Company Founded

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

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Brothers Charles and Newton Butler founded Butler Manufacturing Company in Kansas City, 1901. The two worked together on building an improved livestock watering tank. And during the early 1900s, the men designed and built several agricultural products, particularly grain storage bins. The company enjoyed success selling the merchandise, and by 1908, …

Registration

Registration Now Open for the 2025 Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo

Dan Agri-Business, Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Events, Specialty Crops

Registration is now open for the highly anticipated 2025 Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo. The event takes place Aug. 20–21at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. Growers and industry professionals are invited to sign up now for complimentary registration to this two-day event filled with education, networking and innovation. Hosted by AgNet Media, the Expo is Florida’s premier event for …

American Agriculture History

American Agriculture History Minute: Irrigation Key to Great American Desert Farming

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

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Agriculture in what is now Colorado began taking shape in the early 1850s. Then Rocky Mountain News founder William N. Byers passed out seeds to make his newspaper “the principal chronicle of early farming in Colorado”. By the 1870s Byers facilitated the colony of Greeley, Colorado’s first major agricultural settlement and …

Hurricane

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Insurance Webinar

Dan Agri-Business, Events, Hurricane, Weather

Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI) and the Tropical Storm Option are crop insurance tools used to help deliver prompt assistance to producers in hurricane-prone areas. These coverage options add to a farmer’s underlying policy with no additional paperwork or loss adjustment needed. HIP-WI and the TSO options generally pay within weeks following a hurricane or tropical storm.  Producers can attend …