Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 10, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended-April 10, 2020, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 3,300 head compared to 9,390 last week and 9,904 …
Georgia Produce Safety Program Website
Because of the times we currently live in, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) halted any trainings for growers on the produce safety rule and on-farm readiness reviews until further notice. But, GDA Produce Safety Education and Outreach Coordinator Maggie Brown, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they have great information on their website. That’s website again is Georgiaproducesafety.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Dairy Producer: Unsettling Feeling to See Loads and Loads of Milk Going Down the Drain
By Clint Thompson Calvin Moody has been a dairyman for more than two decades and has never experienced what he’s had to go through over the past few weeks. “This is absolutely the first time in my lifetime that we’ve ever had to dump milk. I’ve been in the dairy business for over 20 years and never had to dump …
Georgia Cotton Commission Concerned With Low Prices
This week, the American Farm Bureau Federation released an updated analysis showing crop and livestock prices falling to levels that threaten the livelihoods of many U.S. farmers and ranchers. As for cotton, which depends heavily on foreign manufacturing capacity, prices are down nearly 30%. Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) Executive Director, Richey Seaton, says exports was an issue they discussed with …
Extension Specialist: Soybean Rust Overwinters in two Alabama Counties
By Clint Thompson Soybean farmers need to be wary of soybean rust disease, which overwintered in Baldwin County, Alabama and Mobile County, Alabama, according to Edward Sikora, professor and Extension plant pathologist in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University. He stresses that the pathogen’s presence in Alabama doesn’t mean there will be an outbreak of the …
Georgia Cattlemen’s Convention, Beef Expo is May 28-30
As we told you three weeks ago, the annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Convention and Beef Expo, which was originally scheduled to be held this past weekend, had be postponed due to COVID-19. The rescheduled date is May 28-30. Here is GCC Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin. For more information go to the GCA website. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Cotton Market Prices Struggling Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
In 40 years as an economist, Don Shurley, professor emeritus in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia Tifton campus, has never seen markets react the way they have to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus’ impact on cotton prices is unprecedented and scary for what this season might hold for farmers in the Southeast. …
Peanut Farmers Discuss CARES Act
Last Friday, the Georgia Peanut Commission hosted a webinar discussion to help farmers learn more about the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Tyron Spearman has more details. Listen to the full Peanut & Agribusiness COVID-19 Relief Act Update Webinar. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida …
Peanut & Agribusiness COVID-19 Relief Act Update
(GPC) — The Georgia Peanut Commission hosted a webinar discussion with U.S. Congressmen Sanford Bishop and Austin Scott. The congressmen discussed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. CARES Act – Key Ag Provisions The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives moved quickly on the third relief legislation, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES …
Scouting Essential in Managing Insect Pressure in Peanuts
By Clint Thompson Scouting remains the No. 1 pest management tool when controlling insects in peanuts. During a recent advisory session on funding for agricultural best practices, officials emphasized that wyp?acisz pieni?dze natychmiastowo for pest-control reimbursements, ensuring swift adoption of essential measures. That’s the message University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut entomologist Mark Abney is emphasizing to growers as many …