Wildfires, the major problems in the southeast corner of Georgia and along the Georgia Florida line. One of the largest fires, the Pineland Road wildfire, has grown to consume 31,000 acres near Fargo, Georgia, about 120 miles northeast of Tallahassee, Florida. It’s only 10 percent contained as of early this week. The Highway 82 fire is in Atkinson County, Georgia and they said that …
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Issues Emergency Rule To Address NWS
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson issued an emergency rule late last week that put temporary restrictions on the importation of animals from five counties in South Texas. The movement restrictions are being put in place now that the latest detections of New World Screwworm are within 125 miles of the border. These restrictions require all animals imported into Florida …
UF/IFAS Creates Office To Support Business Creation And Commercial Products
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is creating the UF/IFAS Office of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation in an effort to foster public-private partnerships and commercialization of its research. The new office will open on May 15th and according to UF/IFAS, the office will “be the commercial outreach and entrepreneurial development arm of the institute. The main …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 04-24-2026
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 24, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 24, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,005 head compared to 9,922 last week and 7,001 last …
Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman Genetics
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides critical funding to enhance Brahman genetics through research at the University of Florida and we caught up with Dr. Mario Binelli to learn more. Binelli said, “I could not be more grateful, Dale. It’s amazing. I’ll tell you, it’s about 50% of all the research funding that I get. It’s an extremely generous and very …
Drought and Wildfires Impacting Southeastern States
Drought impacts have escalated in recent weeks across the southeast impacting crop planting and pasture availability. Now, wildfires have become a threat in both Georgia and Florida, with disaster declarations and burn bans put in place. Earlier this month, USDA designated 30 Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas and 12 contiguous disaster counties due to drought impacts and this …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 04-17-2026
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 17, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 17, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 9,922 head compared to 6,767 last week and 9,216 last …
Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFAS
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board has built strong ties between Florida’s Cattle Industry and the University of Florida. We sat down with Dr. Scott Angle, Senior Vice President For Agriculture And Natural Resources and leader of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to learn more. Dr. Angle said, “I think it just goes back to relationships because there is …
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Urges Action Ahead of Wildfire Season
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, in collaboration with the Florida Forest Service is urging Floridians to take action ahead of this year’s Wildfire season. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, “Florida’s peak wildfire season usually encompasses April, May, and June, and the National Interagency Fire Center has predicted an “above normal significant wildfire potential” across the state …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 04-10-2026
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 10, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended April 10, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 10,397 head compared to 8,766 last week and 6,347 last …







