By Clint Thompson Fertilizer prices are high and are unfortunately expected to stay that way for the foreseeable future says Glen Harris, University of Georgia Professor and Extension Agronomist in Environmental Soil and Fertilizer. “They’re probably going to hold pretty high all the way through next spring the way I understand it,” Harris said. “I knew phosphorous was up for …
Exhibitor Support Key to Expo’s Return
By Clint Thompson It is Sunbelt Ag Expo week in South Georgia. The return of the three-day event following last year’s cancellation amid COVID-19 means more than 1,200 exhibitors and thousands of attendees visiting Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia this Tuesday through Thursday. Becca Turner, vice president, marketing and public relations at Sunbelt, said the show’s return this year would …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 10-15-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended October 15, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending October 15, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 17,500 head compared to 12,291 last week and …
Demos a Highlight of Sunbelt Ag Expo
By Clint Thompson Wet field conditions at the Sunbelt Ag Expo this summer and early fall have not dampened the expectation of great harvest demonstrations next week during the three-day Expo event on Oct. 19-21 in Moultrie, Georgia. “We’ll be running that new John Deere 770 cotton picker in the field. We’ll be running the KMC peanut picker. Our hay …
Georgia NRCS Announces Ag Conservation Easement Program Sign Up Deadline
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia has announced a sign-up for this year’s Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). In order to be considered for fiscal year 2022 funding, applications must be submitted by November 5, 2021. ACEP is a program with two components, Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) and Wetlands Reserve Easements (WRE). Georgia State Conservationist Terrance O. Rudolph said, “ACEP …
Talking Beef at the Georgia National Fair
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) is set up and talking beef at this year’s Georgia National Fair in Perry. GBB Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, says their booth is located inside the Georgia Grown Building. The Georgia National Fair runs through October 17. For more information, contact the GBB office in Macon. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 10-08-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended October 08, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending October 08, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,300 head compared to 15,199 last week and …
Farmer of the Year Luncheon Still Slated for First Day of Sunbelt Ag Expo
By Clint Thompson The dawn of another Sunbelt Ag Expo means a new Swisher Sweets Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year will soon be named. The annual Willie B. Withers Luncheon and 30th annual farmer of the year announcement is still scheduled for noon on Tuesday, Oct. 19, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, says Chip Blalock, Sunbelt Ag …
Promoting Peanut Shows Coming Next Year
While working up your 2022 calendar of events, we have a couple of dates to add to it. There will be two big peanut shows coming up after the first of the year. The first one will take place in January, as the Georgia Peanut Commission has announced the 45th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show & Conference will be Jan. 19-20, 2022 at …
Georgia Beef Board Chairman Proud of Checkoff
The Beef Checkoff has been around many years, and one Georgia cattle producer still strongly believes in the program. Robert Fountain Jr., from Adrian and Chairman of the Georgia Beef Board (GBB), recently told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman producers dollars invested into it have yielded tremendous returns to the industry. For more information, contact the GBB office in Macon or …