U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack held a rural community forum in Southeastern Georgia to announce American Renewal and Reinvestment Act projects aimed at improving local communities and benefiting people throughout rural America. Georgia: Southeast:
New Peanut Loan Rates
USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has announced 2009-crop loan rates for four types of peanuts, as Tyron Spearman has the numbers.
WRP Workshops This Week
Alabama’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will be hosting three workshops this week regarding the Wetlands Reserve Program. For specific dates, times and locations visit their website.
CCD Update
Still looking for answers. Everett Griner has the scoop.
Weekly Livestock Market Reports
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending May 15th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
Watching Peanut and Cotton Prices
While seed is going into the ground, Tyron Spearman reports that many growers are closely watching both peanut and cotton prices right now.
Slight Cotton Price Increases
USDA’s first cotton supply and demand estimate for the new crop year has an increase season ending average price. However, there is still some question in how this will all play out in export opportunities for the US.
Water Problems
No longer a farm problem. Everett Griner tells us what the new threat to our water is now.
Planting Progress Update, Peanut Promotion & Price Averages
Today Tyron Spearman updates where planting progress for the various crops stand at this time along with information about a big peanut promtoion that will take place this weekend in Chicago and also has a look at updated peanut price information. Planting progress: Peanut promotion: Price information: