The past week has seen cooler, dryer air across the Southeast which has helped in getting cotton and peanut harvest back underway in many areas. According to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, a majority of the nation’s cotton bolls are open. But the recent rains have put harvest across much of the Southeast behind, not only last year’s pace, but also …
Winners of 2020 Bama’s Best Beef Contest Announced
The winners of the 2020 Bama’s Best Beef Contest have been announced. According to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Social Media and Communications, Kayla Greer, there are two winners this year. Atmore Restaurant Named Home to 2020 Bama’s Best Beef ATMORE, AL — Gather, a restaurant in Atmore, Ala. has been named the winner of the 2020 Bama’s Best …
Alabama Poultry Farmers Provided Relief Through Grant Program
By Clint Thompson Alabama’s poultry farmers have a lifeline with regards to compensation for losses incurred because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Alabama Extension news, the Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program provides $4 million to assist growers. The assistance is intended for poultry producers who experienced downtimes between flocks, decreased birds per flock or changes in target grow-out …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 10-02-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 2, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 14,200 head compared to 15,238 last week and 15,702 year ago. Compared to one week …
USDA Releases Quarterly Grain Stocks Report
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its Quarterly Grain Stocks report, which indicates old crop corn stocks on hand as of Sept. 1, 2020, totaled 2.0 billion bushels, down 10% from 2019. Old crop soybeans stored in all positions were down 42%, and all wheat stocks were down 8% from a year earlier. Total corn stocks stored on …
Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program Application Availability Postponed to Oct. 13
Montgomery, Ala. – In August, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that $26 Million of CARES Act Funds would be used to assist Alabama Agriculture impacted by COVID-19. These funds were used to establish the Alabama Agricultural Stabilization Program (AASP). The application period for the Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program portion of the AASP has been postponed. Applications for the poultry program …
Perdue Tours South Alabama, Northwest Florida Hurricane Sally Damage
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made various stops in South Alabama and Northwest Florida to tour agricultural areas that were damaged by Hurricane Sally. He also hosted a roundtable discussion with local farmers who were impacted. In comments to the media, Perdue said he saw crops that have been cut in half. Perdue was joined by various state legislators …
Ready for October Beef Month in Alabama
October Beef Month officially kicks off Thursday in Alabama. And while it is ready to get it started, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Education and Outreach Ali Cantrell, says due to COVID-19, it will look a little different this year. To learn more about October Beef Month, contact the ACA office in Montgomery. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …
Cotton, Peanut Harvest Update
Cooler, dryer air is moving across the Southeast, which will aid in the harvest of both cotton and peanut fields. But recent rains slowed that progress this past week, and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has the latest look at the nation’s cotton condition ratings. . And Rippy notes the past week was not a good one for field work for …
U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 4%
The latest cattle on feed report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) notes the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head on Sept. 1, 2020, which is 4% above Sept. 1, 2019. This is the highest Sept. 1 …