(FDACS/Tallahassee, FL/Oct. 24, 2022) — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried released the FDACS preliminary damage assessment for agriculture following Hurricane Ian. The assessment considered losses to agriculture production and infrastructure and are estimated between $1,180,714,303 and $1,888,305,886. “While today’s assessment is a preliminary snapshot of the losses to Florida agriculture, it is a critical first step …
Around the State with Commissioner Pate
It’s time for our weekly Around the State with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate. This week we are talking beef, as October is Beef Month in Alabama. Commissioner, I know you are proud of the beef industry in Alabama. For more information about events and activities with the Commissioner’s office, visit the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries website. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 10-21-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended October 21, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 21, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 13,700 head compared to 13,485 last week and …
Beef Production and Prices Projected Up
USDA’s latest look at beef production and prices shows mostly month-over-month upward trends. Rod Bain has the story. World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski provides the outlook for steer prices for this calendar year and next, per the October price forecast. Jekanowski also discusses USDA’s latest beef trade forecasts for 2022 and 2023. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of …
Florida Beef Council Takes Part in National Meeting
The Beef Checkoff was the main topic during meetings held last week in Denver, Colorado. Florida Beef Council (FBC) Director of Marketing and Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says it was an event where they were able to share ideas with other state beef council from around the country. For more information, contact the Florida Beef Council office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida …
European Union Group to Learn about the Alabama Cattle Industry
A group from the European Union will be in Alabama this week to learn more about the cattle industry in the state. According to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, one of their stops will be at the ACA office in Montgomery. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida …
Ag Groups Argue Against Proposition 12 in Supreme Court
Agriculture groups argued against California’s Proposition 12 to the Supreme Court last week. The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Pork Producers Council challenged the ability of one state to set agricultural production standards for the entire country. California’s Proposition 12 law bans the sale of pork from hogs that don’t meet the state’s arbitrary production standards, even if the …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 10-14-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended October 14, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 14, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 13,500 head compared to 16,096 last week and …
August Pork Exports Trend Higher, Beef Exports Again Top $1 Billion
U.S. beef exports once again topped the $1 billion in value. Data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) show August was slightly above last August’s large volume, thus reaching this milestone in seven out of the eight months this year. August exports of U.S. pork topped year-ago totals for the first time in 2022. U.S. Meat …
North Florida Sending Fencing Supplies to Hurricane Ian Battered Areas
Efforts have been underway the past couple of weeks in the Florida panhandle to put together a truck load of fencing supplies to help producers in Southwest Florida that were affected by Hurricane Ian. Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked to Holmes County Farm Bureau President, Jeremy Rolling, about this effort. He says they are now up to 4 semi-loads being …