Georgia Beef Board

Georgia Beef Board Promoting Beef Through Sports Activities

The Georgia Beef Board is promoting beef through sports activities and we caught up with Wyatt Doolittle with the Georgia Beef Board to learn more. Doolittle said, “We were super excited to be part of the Publix Atlanta Marathon this year. So this is one of the largest running events in the southeast and brings tens of thousands of runners and spectators …

Hurricane Helene Block Grant Program

Georgia Commissioner of Ag Shares Details on Processing of Hurricane Block Grant Applications

With the announcement of the Georgia Hurricane Helene Block Grant Program, we sat down with Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper to learn how applications for recovery dollars will be processed. Commissioner Harper said, “The way we’re going to work this is obviously the application period will be open for six weeks. Once we close that application period, we’ll know at that …

Hurricane Helene Block Grant

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Shares Further Details on the Hurricane Helene Block Grant

Georgia producers impacted by Hurricane Helene will be able to apply for disaster relief through the Hurricane Helene Block Grant beginning March 16th. We caught up with Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper to learn more. Commissioner Harper said, “The Department of Agriculture and USDA reached a final agreement on our block grant and our work plan and starting on Monday, March …

UGA Beef Team

UGA Beef Team Hosting NWS Webinar

The University of Georgia Beef Team is hosting a webinar for livestock producers on the New World Screwwormon March 19, 2026. We caught up with Raymond Fitzpatrick, ANR Agent in Franklin County to learn more about this upcoming webinar. Fitzpatrick said, “We are working on a New World Screwworm webinar for preparedness to make sure that our producers across the state are …

weekly livestock market

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 02-27-2026

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended February 27, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended-February 27, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,282 head compared to 10,185 last week and 8,668 last year. …

Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund

Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Established at Georgia Department of Agriculture

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper has announced that the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Application period is now open and we caught up with Commissioner Harper for more details.  Commissioner Harper said, “So the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund and the Georgia Farmland Conservation Council that works toward the protection of production agricultural land in the state of Georgia and it was created …

cold weather

UGA Provides Insights for Pastures Amidst Cold Weather

Cattle producers are wondering what might become of their pastures after recent cold weather across the state. We caught up with Dr. Lisa Baxter with the University of Georgia to learn more. Baxter said, “The big question that I’m getting right now with this not unseemly cold weather, but man it has been prolonged to say the least, is are my …

Georgia General Assembly

Georgia General Assembly Working Through Annual Budgets

The Georgia General Assembly continues it’s work in Atlanta and we caught up with Will Bentley with the Georgia Agribusiness Council to get an update on their progress through the session. Bentley said, “We continue to focus on passing the amended budget right now. The Senate just voted to pass their version of FY26 amended budget, looking at the changes that have …

weekly livestock market

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 02-20-2026

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended February 20, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- February 20, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 10,185 head compared to 11,127 last week and 5,445 last …