Cattle producers who serve on the Alabama Beef Checkoff Council will meet this week to discuss plans for programs to be implemented in 2021. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin Beasley has more details. For more information about Beef Checkoff programs in Alabama, contact the ACA office in Montgomery or go to their website, bamabeef.org. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …
Auburn Economist: Cotton Prices Probably at High Point
Southeast cotton producers have experienced an unpredictable season regarding market prices. The market plunged to 52 cents per pound not long after COVID-19 struck in mid-March. Over the next nine months, prices have surged back over 70 cents following this year’s harvest season. But will prices continue to increase? Adam Rabinowitz, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist at Auburn University, is …
Row Crops Short Course Available Online
(ACES) — Preparations for the upcoming growing season will not need to be put on hold during the pandemic. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s department of crop, soil and environmental sciences are partnering to bring the annual row crops short course to producers everywhere — on their own time. Available Dec. 14, topics …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 12-11-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended December 11, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the Week ended-December 11, 2020, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 21,800 head compared to 16,359 last week and 19,931 …
Peanut Deliveries and Marketing Report
The Federal State Inspection Service is reporting on peanut deliveries. There are still plenty of buying points across Georgia, Florida, and Alabama that are bring in peanuts a little bit late. Tyron Spearman has some nukmbers for you, along with other peanut news. Other marketing news across the board. They are still selling peanuts for Christmas. You might want to …
USDA Updates Cotton Production Estimates
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its December crop reports today. Becky Sommer with NASS in Washington D.C. says the U.S. cotton production estimate is still down 20% from last year’s crop. All cotton production is forecast at 15.9 million 480-pound bales, down 7% from the previous forecast, and down 20% from 2019. All cotton planted totaled 12.1 million acres, unchanged from the previous …
Alabama Cattlemen See Good Membership Numbers
Membership is important for any organization, and with the type of year 2020 has been, that has been a struggle for some to keep the numbers up. But Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Director Erin Beasley is pleased with the membership numbers ACA has seen this year. For more information about becoming a member of the ACA, contact their office …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 12-04-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended December 04, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended December 04, 2020, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 16,016 head compared to 199 last week and …
SmartMap Online: A New Adventure for Land and Forest Managers
By Justin Miller AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – The minds that brought the SmartMap workshops to your hometown are bringing a SmartMap land and forest management course straight to your couch. SmartMap Online is a virtual class that brings the materials taught at in-person workshops to the comfort of home. Course Details Beau Brodbeck, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System community forestry …
USDA Updates National Conservation Handbook
We told you a couple of days ago U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) had completed and published updates to its set of National Conservation Practice Standards. The national handbook is reviewed every five years and contains some 170 standards for states to use. Kevin Norton, NRCS Acting Chief explains. Norton says USDA will continue to review its conservation practices …