Ag in Review for the Week Ending December 2, 2016

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about divvying up water in a river system, have information about the Georgia Dock chicken-pricing index, look at the latest Peanut Stocks and Processing Report, talk about deer, dairy farming Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle …

Rising Milk Prices and Falling Feed Costs Helping Dairy Producers

Four straight months of rising milk prices and three straight months of falling feed costs have brought some financial relief to U.S. dairy producers from the tough conditions of early last summer. According to the National Milk Producers Federation – Dairy Management Incorporated November Dairy Market Report, the average all-milk price moved from $14.50 per hundredweight last May to Sponsored …

Hard Work

Everett Griner talks about dairy farming, more than just hard work, in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Wisconsin Dairy Bull Calves

The Centers for Disease Control has linked a multi-state salmonella outbreak of a multidrug-resistant salmonella strain to dairy bull calves from livestock markets in Wisconsin. The CDC says it is working with Wisconsin health and agriculture agencies, along with several other states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to investigate the outbreak. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle …

Dairy Genetics and Genomics Workshop

A Dairy Genetics and Genomics Workshop will be held Wednesday, December 7 from 10:00 am – 2:30 pm at the Okeechobee County Extension office, 458 U.S. Highway 98 North, Okeechobee, Florida. This workshop is designed for Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …

Georgia Beef Team Member Talks with Consumers

The Georgia Beef Board’s Beef Team has been busy out talking with consumers at various locations. In the weekly beef checkoff report, University of Georgia student Sarah Jane Thomason tells us about a recent event the team attended. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …

Florida Beef Council Sending Out a Friendly Reminder

If you own or have owned cattle in Florida, then you will be receiving a reminder letter from the Florida Beef Council that beef checkoff assessments are due for any head of cattle that you’ve sold this past year. Ashley Hughes explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …

Direction Set for Beef Checkoff in Alabama

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association board of directors recently approved its 2017 Beef Checkoff marketing plan. In the weekly beef checkoff report, Erin Beasley says this allocates monies for both the national and state checkoffs. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …

NMPF Tools Help Dairy Farmers Enrolling in MPP

Here’s a reminder for dairy producers that the deadline to enroll in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) for Dairy for coverage in 2017 is December 16, and the National Milk Producers Federation has a tool on its Margin Protection Program website, futurefordairy.com, with materials to assist producers considering enrollment in the third year of the federal dairy safety net program. …

Milk Prices and Margins Could Improve in 2017

Milk production is expected to go up next year. And in the first part of this story, Gary Crawford looks at what that will mean for prices. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …