USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its 2020 planted acreage reports. Chris Hawthorn, field crops section head with NASS in Washington D.C., says cotton acreage across the country is down 11% from last year. In Alabama, growers planted 470,000 acres of cotton this year, down from the 540,000 last year. In Florida, 95,000 acres of cotton were planted, …
Georgia Agriculture Does Well in ’20 Legislature Session
The 2020 Georgia Legislative Session finally wrapped up late last week, and Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman asked Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley how agriculture did in this year’s session. For more information concerning the 2020 Georgia Legislative Session, go to the GAC website, ga-agribusiness.org/. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …
ARC-PLC Sign-up Ends Tuesday
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 are being reminded that Tuesday, June 30 is the final day to do so. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said the 2020 sign-up is just a continuation of decisions that were made in the 2019 sign-up. While program elections for …
Trying to Get the Peanut Products Market Back
Various manufacturers of peanut products are working to get the market back for the products they produce. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of …
Georgia Fires Back at Florida in Water War
(NSF) – Arguing that Florida’s case was “built on rhetoric and not on facts,” Georgia is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject arguments by Florida in a long-running battle about divvying up water in a river system that links the two states. Georgia attorneys on Friday filed a 57-page document asking the Supreme Court to deny Florida’s request for …
Mexican President to Meet This Week With Trump
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be in Washington this week to celebrate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade going into full effect. The Washington Trade Daily says Obrador will meet with President Trump and may also meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As the agreement between the three North American countries enters into force, Obrador is making the …
Applications for Wetland Mitigation Banking Program Funds Due July 6
Here is a reminder from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that applications for funding through the Wetland Mitigation Program are due July 6. This funding, of up to $5 million, is available to help conservation partners develop or establish mitigation banks to help agricultural producers maintain eligibility for USDA programs. Wetland mitigation banking is the restoration, creation or enhancement …
Scout for lesser cornstalk borers in peanuts
By Clint Thompson University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut entomologist Mark Abney is once again encouraging farmers to scout their fields – this time for lesser cornstalk borers (LCB). In the UGA Extension blog, Abney said the pest has been found by consultants and county agents in peanut fields across the state. Populations have reached treatable levels in different locations. …
CSP Applications Due June 30 in Georgia
The cutoff period for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications in Georgia to be considered for funding this year is Tuesday, June 30. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their land. CSP also encourages adoption of new technologies and management techniques. The …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 06-26-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 26, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,700 head compared to 12,644 last week and 11,198 year ago. Compared to one week …