Rain has certainly been the story of this year’s harvest and that story continued as tropical depression Ida brought more moisture to the region last week. The following reports have an update on where we stand and what weather to expect this week, as well as a producer’s perspective on the unusual year.
Challenges Create Opportunities
As several challenges currently face both U.S. consumers and producers, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, says that with those challenges, comes opportunity.
NRCS State Offices Receives Allocations
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Regional Assistant for the East, Walt Douglas, told me this morning the allocations for the upcoming year are now in which is earlier than most years.
AL NRCS Moving Forward with Allocations
And when it comes to the funds for Alabama, NRCS State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett told me they are working to let every county in the state know what they have to work with so they can get started.
Less Peanuts than Expected & Peanut Exports are Down
According to the FSIS count, there are less peanuts in at this time than some had expected as Tyron Spearman has more on that and also the latest peanut export numbers. Peanuts: Exports:
Survey Results
Just what do surveys prove? Everett Griner looks at this and lets us know.
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending November 13th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
More Help for Dairy Farmers
At the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention in Kansas City this past week, U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said they have been very active in assisting the dairy industry and there is more to come.
Addressing the Challenges of a Global Market
U.S. Cotton producers have been competing in an aggressive global market for the past 10 years and in these two reports, Mike Watson, vice president of fiber competition for Cotton Incorporated, explains what they are doing to improve cotton fiber and ultimately, the cotton producers’ bottom line.
Choosing Your Cheese
For anyone who has ever struggled with which cheese to buy or serve, help is now available with a new website, CheeseForMe.com.