Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 30, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended August 30, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 14,653 head compared to 12,961 last week and 12,188 last …
Florida Signup for Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Underway
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida (NRCS-FL) has announced the statewide sign-up funding deadlines for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Florida landowners and eligible entities may apply at any time, but to be considered for the FY 2025 IRA funding opportunities, complete and eligible applications must be received by the following national cutoff …
Dr. Scott Angle Returning to UF/IFAS
It was recently announced that Dr. Scott Angle, provost of the University of Florida, who many in Florida agriculture remember as the leader of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) from 2020 to 2023, is coming back to that position. During last week’s Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo in Tampa, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked to Dr. Angle …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-23-2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 23, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended August 23, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 12,961 head compared to 9,832 last week and 11,658 last …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-16-2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 16, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- August 16, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 9,832 head compared to 14,241 last week and 13,353 last …
Another Florida Family Farm Preserved through RFLPP
It was announced today that another Florida family farm has been preserved through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP). The Joseph Miller Ranch, a 490-acre cow/calf operation in St. Lucie County, is being preserved through a rural land protection easement for $2,070,000. The ranch is a 490-acre cow/calf operation located about 14 miles …
Florida Family Farm Being Preserved through RFLPP
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced the preservation of a Florida family farm through their Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP). Lowder’s Gulf Hammock, a 691-acre working timber and wetland property in Levy County, is being preserved through a rural land protection easement for $691,200. The RFLPP purchases the development rights to the agricultural properties through voluntary rural land protection …
Hurricane Debby Not as Damaging to Agriculture as Espected
Hurricane Debby was not as damaging to agriculture as had been expected. Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey reports. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-09-2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 9, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended August 9, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 14,241 head compared to 9,819 last week and 12,410 last …
North Florida Corn Impacted by Hurricane Debby
By Clint Thompson Hurricane Debby’s impact in North Florida is not isolated to one single crop, though it has left multiple growers in Hamilton County concerned about their corn. Keith Wynn, a crop consultant, relayed information he’s received from producers who had varying reports of impact from the storm this week. “It is hit and miss. You can go to …