Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended September 13, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended September 13, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 13,800 head compared to 11,571 last week and …
Entry Deadline for Southeastern Hay Contest is Thursday
Producers from around the Southeast are being reminded the deadline to enter the 2019 Southeastern Hay Contest is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2019. Marcelo Wallau,Forage Extension Specialist with the University of Florida, says the best way to enter is to contact your local Extension Agent. There are 7 different categories, each with cash awards going to the top 3 places in each …
Facts of the Flow: Lake Okeechobee, 2019 Year-to-Date
(SFWMD) — Here is the latest update on inflows into Lake Okeechobee for the calendar year to date. This data is provided by SFWMD’s DBHYDRO database. There has been no back-pumping into Lake Okeechobee from the Everglades Agricultural Area this year. Source: South Florida Water Management District Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture …
Holmes County, Florida Designated as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available WASHINGTON (USDA/FSA-Sept. 10, 2019) — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Holmes County, Florida, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. This natural disaster designation allows FSA to extend …
Florida Beef Council Congratulates Masters of Beef Advocacy Program for Major Milestones
With Help from Florida, National Program Celebrates 10 Years, 15,000 Graduates (FBC-September 10, 2019) — Beef producers in Florida are helping salute a program achieving major milestones in beef advocacy across the country. The Beef Checkoff-funded Masters of Beef Advocacy program celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019 by welcoming its 15,000th graduate. The MBA program, which many Florida producers have …
4-H Volunteer Spotlight: Denise Erekson
GAINESVILLE, FL (UF/IFAS-September 10, 2019) — When Denise Erekson and her family moved from Texas to Hardee County, Florida, in 2009, she was looking for ways to get her five daughters involved in their new community. She soon met Carolyn Wyatt, director of UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County, who suggested that Denise’s daughters join 4-H. Though Denise had never been a …
SBA Working Capital Loans Available in Florida Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration
ATLANTA (SBA-September 10, 2019) — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in Holmes, Jackson, Walton and Washington counties in Florida as a result of drought that began on June 25, 2019. “When the Secretary of Agriculture …
Florida Beef Council Pleased With Return on Investment
In fiscal year 2019, the Cattlemen’s Beef Board conducted an economic study to measure the return on investments into the national portion of the Beef Checkoff program over the past five years. DeAnne Maples, Florida Beef Council director of beef marketing and promotion, says the report found that every producer dollar invested into the Beef Checkoff saw a return of …
UF Agronomy ‘At the Cutting Edge of Feeding the World’
GAINESVILLE, FL (UF/IFAS September 9, 2019) — Diane Rowland’s first professional job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Peanut Research Laboratory set her on what she says has been an unanticipated path concerning the world’s food supply. Now, as the new chair of the University of Florida’s agronomy department, Rowland recognizes the critical role her department plays in the …
Agricultural Producers Urged to Learn About Irrigating Wisely at Free UF Event
GAINESVILLE, FL (UF/IFAS) — UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County will host a free event highlighting water-saving technologies available to agricultural producers and how this equipment has already aided growers in the area. Irrigating Wisely in Florida’s Agriculture, held at Brown’s Farm in Hawthorne, Florida, on Sept. 17, will share information on best management practices for utilizing water-saving technologies as well as …