New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control will help keep poultry processing workers safe and ensure the supply chain, according to the National Chicken Council (NCC). Responding to the new guidance this week, NCC President Mike Brown says, “We appreciate the administration’s new guidance in an effort to further keep our workers safe and keep food on the shelves.” …
Expanding Overseas Markets Key to Dairy Post-COVID-19
Expanding export markets oversees is key to helping the dairy industry recover after the COVID-19 pandemic. National Milk Producers Federation vice president for trade, Shawna Morris, says work continues on “what needs to happen over the next year or two” to help the industry recover. Despite the disruptions, Morris says trade officials need to keep long-range goals of open commerce …
New Certified Peanut Acres Map
New information concerning certified peanut acres is out, and Tyron Spearman reports a new map shows peanut acreage in Alabama, Florida and Georgia accounts for 70% of the total crop. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida …
Florida Cattlemen Say Thank You
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association issued a thank you letter to President Trump following his Executive Order under the Defense Production Act. It read: “On behalf of the 15,000 Cattle Ranching families in Florida, we applaud the action taken by President Trump and his administration in implementing the Executive Order under the Defense Production Act with respect to the food supply …
Florida NRCS Agricultural Land Easement Sign-Up Ends Next Week
The deadline for applications to fund Agricultural Land Easements in Florida is May 6. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides financial assistance to conservation partners to purchase an Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) that protects the agricultural use of cropland, rangeland, grassland, pastureland and nonindustrial private forestland. Although applications are accepted on a continuous basis, funding selections are typically made …
Okeechobee Natural Resource Working Group
Ag producers, conservation groups and the public in Okeechobee County, Florida are invited to participate in a work group with the Okeechobee Soil and Water Conservation District and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to identify and prioritize natural resource concerns. It will be held on May 13, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 1-866-899-4679, enter access code 797-160-901. …
Cotton and Peanut Planting Update
Cotton and peanut planting is picking up in most areas. USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says cotton planting progress is slightly ahead of average and ahead of last year. Rippey says peanut planting progress is on schedule. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …
Ready to Promote Beef Month in Florida
We told you recently that during this time of COVID-19, there are many consumers turning to social media to find new ways to prepare various meals. So, Florida Beef Council (FBC) Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says while Beef Month in May is going to look a bit different this year due to the many changes we are …
New Director for UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently announced that Brent Sellers, a UF/IFAS agronomy professor, has been named director of the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona, Florida. In 2004, Sellers started as an assistant professor of agronomy at the Center and for the past year served as interim center director. He …
UGA Extension Ag Economist: Crop Rotation is Key
By Clint Thompson University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Ag economist Adam Rabinowitz is hopeful producers will stick to their usual crop rotations this year when considering what commodities to produce. Rabinowitz is wary of farmers who might be tempted this planting season to switch planned acreage of cotton to peanuts due to cotton prices being drastically low. “Certainly, the cotton …