Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market reports for the week ending June 10th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded …

Feral Hogs Discussed at SASDA Conference

Representatives from states across the Southeast were in Point Clear, Alabama last week for the 2016 Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) conference. One of the topics discussed was feral hogs and Dr. Steve Ditchkoff, with the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University, said it’s an issue that many states are having to deal with. …

NPPC Honors Industry Leader ‘Pig’ Paul

Commemorative Painting Is First In Series Produced By Steel Cow Artist The National Pork Producers Council, at the 28th annual World Pork Expo held here, unveiled a commemorative painting in recognition of the contributions to the U.S. pork industry of Rolland “Pig” Paul. The artwork, titled “Pig Paul” and painted by Iowa artist Valerie Miller, is the first of three …

Small Towns Shrinking

Everett Griner talks about how small towns in rural America are disappearing in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …

DIY Potting Mix

Cathy Isom tells us how we can think outside the garden and create our own potting mix. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …

Labor Issues Still Top of Mind in Georgia

We told you a few weeks ago that Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black joined other ag leaders in Washington, D.C. to discuss labor issues. He told me this week that this is something that really affected Georgia specialty crop farmers again this season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida …

Butterweed Is a Threat to Livestock

A yellow flower called Butterweed is popping up in hay and wheat fields across a good chunk of the country and it’s poisonous to livestock. A DTN report says the winter annual often pops up in no-till corn and soybean fields. It’s native to the U.S. and is found from Texas east into Alabama and Florida, and up the east …

Georgia Cattlemen to Hold Summer Conference Next Month

The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association will once again hold their summer conference, with this years’ event taking place July 28-30 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. GCA Executive Vice President, Will Bentley, invites producers from across the state to attend. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …

NASS Working with NRCS on Conservation Effects Assessment Project

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working with the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) to quantify the environmental effects of conservation practices and programs and develop the science base for managing the agricultural landscape for environmental quality. Jay Johnson, director of the Eastern field offices for NASS, says it’s called the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). Download Audio Sponsored …

Summit for Young Farmers

Everett Griner talks about a recent summit for young farmers in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay …