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Settlement and the Promise of Kansas Farmland Early agriculture in the state of Kansas was not always successful. When Kansas was opened to settlement in 1854, waves of settlers began moving into the region, drawn by the promise of fertile land on the vast prairie. Farmers arriving in the territory often brought seeds with them from the eastern United States …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging young culinarians through an upcoming cookoff event. We caught up with Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to learn more. “Well, it’s a cook-off that the ACA and Alabama Cattlewomen’s Association are well known for and that is our junior and senior high school beef cook-off. We’ve been doing this event since the 60s and …
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association recently held a new director orientation for state checkoff directors and Dr. Chad Carr with the University of Florida, who serves on the Florida Beef Council Board of Directors, shared his insights from the training. Dr. Carr said, “The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, they put on an orientation for new state board members and state staff …
A bill to provide transparency for fertilizer prices has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and by Senators Klobuchar, Grassley and Baldwin. The “Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026” would provide farmers with timely and accurate information on fertilizer and fertilizer products by requiring USDA to collect and publish data on prices from manufacturers weekly. …
Well, if you’re planning next weekend, you want to make plans to go to Blakely, Georgia. Blakely will be having the Peanut Proud Festival. They’ve got teams working together from Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. The big day is around the Courthouse Square in Blakely starting at 9 a.m. The Peanut Proud store will be open that day. They said they’ll have a …
The 2026 Florida Farm Bill was signed yesterday by Governor Desantis in a ceremony joined by Florida legislators and agriculturists in Highlands county. The Florida Farm Bill, also known as Senate Bill 290, was sponsored by Senator Keith Truenow and Representative Danny Alvarez. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson said, “The Free State of Florida just delivered another major win …
Today is National Agriculture Day. Those of us tied to agriculture, food production, or distribution in any way, every day is Agriculture Day. But great that we do set aside one day a year, always in March, to honor and highlight the men and women who have made agriculture, food production, and distribution their careers. Though as someone did say long ago, “if you eat, you’re …
Early Agriculture in Kansas Was Far from Easy Agriculture in what is now the state of Kansas began under extremely difficult conditions. The wide open plains that would later become some of the most productive farmland in America initially posed major challenges for early settlers trying to build farms and communities. The unfamiliar landscape, harsh climate, and isolation of frontier …
Legislatures in Alabama and Georgia are considering bills that impact agriculture, while Florida’s legislature has adjourned their regular session dates. The Alabama Legislature is considering several bills including those dealing with healthcare, tethering or confining of dogs, utility tax exemptions, funding of CAFOs, funding the state’s feral swine program, and private property rights bills. On the rural healthcare bill, Alabama …
Reviving a Bankrupt Manufacturing Company American agriculture has long been tied to machinery innovation, and one small but important story in that history begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the mid-19th century. In 1860, entrepreneur Edward P. Ellis purchased a bankrupt manufacturing firm known as Reliance Works at a sheriff’s auction. Though the company had failed financially, Ellis recognized the opportunity …
