Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 26, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions week ended July 26, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,200 head compared to 12,859 last week and 17,205 last …
New Hemp Industry Buoyed by CBD Demand
TALLAHASSEE (NSF) — Hemp has been hyped as a lifesaver for Florida farmers, touted as a versatile crop that can be used to build houses, feed livestock and create clothing. But it’s the plant’s healing qualities that have sparked a second cannabis “green rush,” as the state’s hemp program gets off the ground. The nationwide craze for products containing CBD …
Commissioner Nikki Fried Announces Members of New Hemp Advisory Committee
Tallahassee, Fla. (FDACS) — Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried announced the members of her new Hemp Advisory Committee, which will help guide the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ hemp rulemaking process and the state’s emerging hemp industry development. Commissioner Fried is committed to Florida becoming a national leader on industrial hemp production. The appointment of committee members comes after the …
DeSantis, Cabinet Back Conservation Land Buys
(NSF) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Cabinet members agreed Thursday to buy and conserve more than 900 acres of land across the state at a combined cost of just over $11 million. The land, which will be acquired with Florida Forever conservation funds, are 717 acres within the Wakulla Springs Protection Zone in Wakulla County, 129 acres in Charlotte County …
Big Cypress Plan Raises Sportsmen’s Ire
by Chris Felker, Lake Okeechobee News BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE — The Big Cypress Sportsmen’s Alliance Inc. (BCSA) is up in arms and alerting its members and the public to what it calls a secret conspiracy among federal agencies to “condemn or forcefully obtain 248 private inholdings within the boundaries of the preserve.” This post on social media Thursday, June 27, …
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. There has been no back-pumping into Lake Okeechobee from the Everglades Agricultural Area this year. This data is provided by SFWMD’s DBHYDRO database. Source: SFWMD Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida …
Southeastern Hay Contest 2019
In the weeks leading up to the Sunbelt Ag Expo, hay and baleage producers across the Southeast are being encouraged to submit entries to the 2019 Southeastern Hay Contest. The premiere forage quality contest is open to producers across 13 states. University of Georgia Professor and State Forage Extension Specialist, Dennis Hancock, says it’s good to send entries after each individual cutting. The …
Looking at the Cotton and Peanut Crop
While a rare July cold front worked its way across the region this week, we’ve been experiencing some hot summer temperatures. And according to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, the nation’s cotton crop seems to be flourishing from the heat. And Rippey notes improvement in the nation’s peanut crop. In Alabama, 88 percent of the cotton is squaring, that compares to …
UF/IFAS Researchers Use AI to Take the Guesswork out of Fruit Pricing
GAINESVILLE, FL (UF/IFAS) — Pricing fruit comes down to a bit of art and some science for farmers. But new technology from the University of Florida may remove some of that guesswork. “Growers often rely on their gut to estimate a price for their crop,” said Daniel Lee, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering at the UF Institute of …
Florida Dieticians Learn More About Lean Beef
We told you two weeks ago that the Florida Beef Council (FBC) would be attending the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference on Marco Island. DeAnne Maples, FBC director of beef marketing and promotion, says the council was there to make sure dieticians had the most current information about lean beef. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement …