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Serious injury or serious long-term illness is part of any profession but can be particularly devastating for family farm operations if crops can’t be planted or harvested and that’s where Farm Rescue comes in. Growing up we called them good neighbor deeds. Local farmers would simply gather and plant or harvest hundreds, even thousands of acres if it took several days for a nearby …
Checking with some of the broker friends in the peanut industry, what’s happening right now in the peanut market? According to most, the market continues to be extremely quiet on all fronts. The seemingly slowdown in demand seems to be affecting all parts of the world, which is, to be honest, doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. One broker said peanuts are one of the …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been implementing “Rapid-Response Trade Missions” as part of their two-pronged strategy to boost U.S. agricultural exports and the agricultural economy for producers. We sat down with Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg to learn how these missions are helping to support agricultural trade. Under Secretary Lindberg said, “A lot of …
The Florida Legislature has passed the 2026 Florida Farm Bill, sponsored by Senator Keith Truenow and Representative Danny Alvarez. According to the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association, SB 290, included “preemption of local restrictions on gasoline-powered equipment, the Florida Food Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, Farmers Feeding Florida Program, and consumer protections and agricultural land access.” Florida Commissioner of …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released their Dairy Production Projections for 2026. USDA Livestock Analyst Anthony Fischer provides the details. Fischer said, “Milk output continues to grow. It’s appeared to slow down a bit in recent years, but the trend is pretty steady. Milk output per cow growth is expected to continue into 2026 as farmers take advantage of genetic advancements …
With the reduction in the estimated Agricultural trade deficit that was recently announced, we sat down with Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg to learn what factors were impacting this reduction. Under Secretary Lindberg said, “You know, we’ve had really some significant progress across not only a number of different markets around the world, where we’ve had …
With the reduction in the estimated agricultural trade deficit that was recently announced, we sat down with Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg to learn what factors were impacting this reduction. Under Secretary Lindberg said, “You know, we’ve had really some significant progress across not only a number of different markets around the world, where we’ve had …
The National Pork Producers Pork Forum opens today in Kansas City, with the pork trade remaining strong. Pork export sales remain strong, in fact last week’s total the highest so far this year, Mexico, remaining our number one customer. CME Lean Hog Index, the highest since mid-November. April Lean Hog Futures reached a high on February the 6th, up at 99.80. Futures fell back from …
Weather coming in like a lion in many areas around the country, but so is the cattle trade, keeping an eye on live cattle and feeder cattle. Big sell-off late last week, many suggesting month-end selling. Strike potentially at Greeley, Colorado plant, and we understand that grievance is not all about money there. And when you add the Tyson plants, set-downs and slow-downs at …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that USDA is launching the “One Farmer, One File” initiative. The effort is meant to modernize the department’s efforts by making “sweeping technological improvements,” with a single record that follows the farmer no matter where they interact with the department. “Every single day at USDA, our focus is on making life easier, …
