cattle

Seeing an Active Grain Trade

Dan Commodities, Corn, Economy, Export/Import, Field Crops, Soybeans, Tariff, Wheat

We have been seeing an active grain trade this week. Mark Oppold has a look at what is driving this current run. Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida …

valent usa

Valent Introduces Outreach for Peanuts and Cotton

Dan Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts

For peanut and cotton growers looking for help with nematodes, Valent has a new soil-applied biological product to help increase plant vigor and support plant health throughout the season. Valent Market Segment Manager, Vince Restucci, explained to Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman how Outreach will work for growers in the Southeast. To learn more about products offered by Valent for your peanut crop, click here. Sponsored ContentPropane …

Cotton acreage

Cotton Acreage Predicted to Be Down in 2025

Dan Cotton

According to the National Cotton Council’s 44th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey, cotton acreage will be down in 2025. Mark Oppold has more details. Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment …

Peanut Institute

Peanut Butter Market is Coming Back

Dan Peanuts

According to numbers from a new report, the peanut butter market abroad is starting to come back. Tyron Spearman runs through the latest information. Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment …

Cotton acreage

U.S. Cotton Acreage Expected to Decline in 2025, NCC Survey Finds

Dan Cotton

U.S. cotton growers plan to plant 9.6 million acres in 2025, a 14.5% decrease from the previous year, according to the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) annual planting intentions survey. The results were released at the 2025 NCC Annual Meeting. The survey found that upland cotton acreage is expected to decline by 14.4% to 9.4 million acres, while extra-long staple (ELS) …

American Agriculture History

American Agriculture History Minute: First Grain Powered Grain Elevator Developed

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, Corn, Field Crops, This Land of Ours, Wheat

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Joseph Dart is part of American agriculture history. Though born in Connecticut, he soon moved to Buffalo, New York and it was there he conceived of a machine powered grain elevator and in 1842 put one into service, the first in America. Known as Dart’s elevator, other grain elevators were later …

peanut seed

Checking Peanut Seed Samples

Dan Peanuts, Seeds

Efforts to check certified peanut seed samples continue. Tyron Spearman has a look at where those efforts currently stand. Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

peanut crop

Peanut Farmers in Arkansas to Increase Acreage

Dan Peanuts

Peanut farmers in Arkansas are indicating they plan to increase acreage this year. Tyron Spearman has more on that along with a look at the peanut calendar. Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in …

No Dicamba: Herbicide’s Absence Could Linger into 2026

Clint Thompson Cotton

By Clint Thompson Georgia’s cotton producers will likely produce this year’s crop without the use of in-season dicamba products. Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia Extension weed scientist, shared the unfortunate news during the Georgia Cotton Commission meeting on Jan. 29. “So, unless some unforeseen force helps us get the product, I think the best decision for a grower is to …

wheat production

American Agriculture History Minute: Wheat Production Grows with the Railroad

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours, Wheat

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Wheat production grew as new railroads connected farms and markets. In between 1875 and 1890, bonanza farms, as they were called, were created especially in the Red River Valley. They were funded by rich businessmen from the east. Wheat farms covered thousands of acres, hundreds of horses used, and huge teams …