Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

Rollins Announces Farm Bridge Assistance Program Opening

Dan Agri-Business, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Field Crops, Funding, Trade, USDA, USDA-FSA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that USDA is opening the enrollment period for the new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. It’ll provide $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop production in response to temporary trade markets and temporary disruptions in trading and increased production costs. The enrollment period opens up February the 23rd and closes on April the 17th. These …

AgroLiquid

Agroliquid Helping Cotton Growers Target Their Approach This Season

Dan Agri-Business, Cotton

As cotton growers look for ways to be more cost effective in their 2026 crop, Agroliquid is working with growers in the Southeast on a reallocation strategy. We sat down with Gabe Saxon, Regional Agronomist with Agroliquid to learn more. Saxon said, “As we start to look at that, we go ahead and sit down and we make our fertility …

cold weather

UGA Provides Insights for Pastures Amidst Cold Weather

Dan Agri-Business, Georgia, Pasture, Weather

Cattle producers are wondering what might become of their pastures after recent cold weather across the state. We caught up with Dr. Lisa Baxter with the University of Georgia to learn more. Baxter said, “The big question that I’m getting right now with this not unseemly cold weather, but man it has been prolonged to say the least, is are my …

missouri

Missouri’s Deep Agricultural Roots: From French Settlers to Today

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

A Proud Agricultural Tradition Missouri has a proud agricultural tradition—one that stretches back nearly three centuries and continues to define the state today. Agriculture is more than an industry in Missouri; it is woven into the state’s identity, culture, economy, and even its state symbolism. Ceres Crowns the Capitol Visitors to the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City often look …

hurricane disaster relief

Commissioner Simpson Announces Hurricane Disaster Relief Applications Now Open

Dan Agri-Business, Citrus, Economy, Field Crops, Florida, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Forestry, Funding

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced that agricultural producers can now apply for hurricane disaster relief for 2023 and 2024. The Florida Block Grant Disaster Relief Program will provide over $600 million in grant funding in which the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says can, “assist with infrastructure damage, market loss, citrus loss, and timber damage …

peanut

USDA Predictions on Peanut Usage Figures Abroad

Dan Agri-Business, Peanuts, USDA

USDA has updated their figures on the peanut crop for this coming year and some predictions that lower usage is happening abroad and at home. On the real facts they said the peanut planted area is estimated at 1.953 thousand acres. That’s up eight percent last year. The area harvested was 1,906,000 acres and that is up 9.4 percent. Total production was 3,589,925 farmer …

exports

USDA Focusing on Two-Pronged Approach to Boost Agricultural Economy and Exports

Dan Agri-Business, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Trade, USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is focusing on a two-pronged approach to boost U.S. agricultural exports and the agricultural economy for producers. The first strategy includes focusing on reciprocal trade agreements. U.S. Trade Representative’s Office Chief Agricultural Negotiator Julie Callahan provides details on their efforts. “Removing non-tariff barriers and also providing preferential tariff concessions for U.S. agriculture,” said Callahan. In …

Neogen

Neogen Offers Solutions for Various Needs of Cattle Producers

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Pest/Pest Control

Cattle producers are often looking for solutions to various concerns within their operations and Neogen offers solutions in a variety of products. We caught up with Dr. Paige Pratt with Neogen during NCBA’s CattleCon to learn more. “Right now we’re right in the midst of lice season and we have a really good product that we actually used in our own …

Consumer Confidence

Consumer Confidence Readings Highest Since October

Dan Agri-Business, Economy

The Consumer Confidence Index, the highest in four months, hopefully trickling down to Main Street. The February reading from the Conference Board was the highest since October, reaching just over 91. Looking at January’s number, also adjusted higher, from near a 12-year low of 84.5 up to 89. Economists say the improvement comes from consumers’ view of the future. Bottom Line analysts say these readings and …

Kansas City

From Cattle Drives to Cold Storage: How Kansas City Became a Meatpacking Powerhouse

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

The Midwest’s Industrial Shift After the Civil War Between the end of the Civil War and the conclusion of World War II, the American Midwest experienced one of the most significant economic transitions in its history. What had long been a primarily rural, farm-based economy evolved into a powerful industrial agricultural system. Rapid industrialization reshaped the region. Infrastructure expanded, cities …