Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 12, 2018, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended-January 12, 2018, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,500 head compared to …
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference is Underway
The Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference kicked off today with exhibitor set up and a few educational sessions. AgNet Media Founder and President Gary Cooper caught up with Charles Hall, executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, to discuss this year’s event. Hear Hall’s comments below: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board …
Georgia Ag Commissioner Gary Black on Rural Prosperity Task Force Report
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black issued the following statement: “Our agricultural and rural communities have always been the backbone of our state and national economy and I applaud Secretary Perdue and the efforts of the Rural Prosperity Task Force that demonstrate a renewed emphasis on rural areas and agriculture production. President Trump has in just one year already publicly …
Register Now for Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting
Registration for the Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) annual meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop is underway. GCC Executive Director Richey Seaton says the 11th annual event will be held January 31 in Tifton. Register Now for Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting Learn more at http://www.georgiacottoncommission.org/ or register at http://www.ugatiftonconference.org or by calling 229-386-3416. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …
Georgia Beef Board Promoting Healthy Eating
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) wants to remind everyone that beef is part of a healthy lifestyle. GBB’s director of public relations and industry information, Kaytlyn Malia, says beef can be a part of your health and wellness goals this year. Georgia Beef Board Promoting Healthy Eating Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Supreme Court Weighs Arguments in Water War
Lawyers for Florida asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reject a special master’s report denying the state relief in its long-running dispute with Georgia over water flow into the Apalachicola River. “This court has never had a situation where it’s recognized a state as being injured. It’s recognized that the upstream state is wasting a resource and it’s …
Supreme Court Ready to Wade Into Water War
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a decades-old legal fight between Florida and Georgia over water flow into the Apalachicola River. A court-appointed special master ruled in February that Florida had not proved its case that a water-usage cap should be imposed on Georgia to help the river and Apalachicola Bay, one of the most productive …
Georgia Peanut Farm Show Thursday, Jan. 18
Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operations with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 42nd annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, Jan. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Peanut farmers and those involved in the peanut industry will be able to learn more about the …
Florida Georgia Water Battle to Supreme Court Monday
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday (1-8-18) in a long-running water battle between Florida and Georgia. The crux of the issue: Florida contends that Georgia is siphoning too much water in northern parts of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system, damaging the Apalachicola River and the oyster industry in Franklin County’s Apalachicola Bay. But a special master appointed by the …
Agri View: Pecan Growth
Everett Griner talks about pecan growth in today’s Agri View. Everett informs us about another state growing pecans besides Georgia, and why. Along with a bit of their history. Pecan Growth Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …