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Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 1, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended May 01, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,988 head compared to 10,032 last week and 10,581 last …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Foundation is providing a record amount of scholarships to students this year and we caught up with Erin Beasley with ACA to learn more. Beasley said,” Well this week we are honored to have our Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Banquet. This annual event takes place to award all of the scholarship winners for the year and so I’m …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Foundation is providing a record amount of scholarships to students this year and we caught up with Erin Beasley with ACA to learn more. Beasley said,” Well this week we are honored to have our Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Banquet. This annual event takes place to award all of the scholarship winners for the year and so I’m …
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has announced that an invasive tick has been detected within the state. The Asian Longhorn tick was detected on a dog in DeKalb County, adding to the reports of the pest in 24 eastern states. According to the Department, “The Asian Longhorn tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) is native to eastern Asia but was first confirmed …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 24, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 24, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,005 head compared to 9,922 last week and 7,001 last …
Drought impacts have escalated in recent weeks across the southeast impacting crop planting and pasture availability. Now, wildfires have become a threat in both Georgia and Florida, with disaster declarations and burn bans put in place. Earlier this month, USDA designated 30 Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas and 12 contiguous disaster counties due to drought impacts and this …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is headed to Washington DC this week to engage with legislators on Captiol Hill and we caught up with Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to learn more. Beasley said, “Excited to take our officer team this week back to the Hill. We’re going for our annual fly-in with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, so we’ll be …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 17, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 17, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 9,922 head compared to 6,767 last week and 9,216 last …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association connects with the cattle industry through various efforts and one of those is through visits at the Alabama stockyards. We caught up with Michael Smith with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to learn more. Smith said, “We are kind of getting back in the normal swing of things here at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association and one of my …
Thirty counties in Alabama have been designated as Natural Disaster Areas due to the recent drought. Twelve additional contiguous counties have been listed as disaster counties. Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate said, “These drought conditions are placing significant stress on Alabama farmers and ranchers, impacting crops, pastures and livestock across much of our state. We strongly encourage producers to …
