Georgia Cotton Commission

Save The Date: Guest Speakers Announced for Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting

The Georgia Cotton Commission has announced the guest speakers for the commission’s 2026 mid-year meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro. Guest Speakers The program speakers are Rusty Rumley, senior staff attorney at the National Agricultural Law Center and Bev Sylvester, chief marketing officer at Cotton Incorporated. Meeting Specifics The meeting is held in …

wildfire

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Highlights Steps to be Wildfire Ready

During a recent press conference, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson commented on the state’s current wildfire conditions and what can be expected in the coming months. Commissioner Simpson said, “Florida is already nearing our annual wildfire totals, and we are only entering the peak of wildfire season. With drought conditions affecting the entire state, the wildfire threat across Florida …

peanut

New Promotional Brand Campaign For Peanuts

Today, the National Peanut Board has launched a brand platform that aims to elevate peanuts beyond being just a reliable staple. The theme? It’s not nuts, it’s peanuts. For the first time, the U.S. farmers, manufacturers, and other brands are rallying behind this one cohesive identity, celebrating the humble crop as a distinctive category of one. It’s not nuts, it’s peanuts. They say …

georgia beef board

Georgia Beef Board Promoting Beef Across the State

The Georgia Beef Board has been busy promoting beef across the state and we caught up with Wyatt Doolittle with GBB to learn more. “Over the past two weeks, we’ve spent a lot of time where the cattle industry starts at our local stockyards. Visiting sale barns, talking with producers and staying connected to the people who make this industry possible is incredibly …

florida beef council

Florida Beef Council Hosts Dieticians at EPCOT Event

The Florida Beef Council recently hosted dieticians at EPCOT this week and we caught up with Deanne Maples with the Florida Beef Council to learn more. “Sunday night, the Florida Beef Council hosted what we called the Beef Passport at Epcot. And honestly, it quickly became one of the coolest nutrition outreach programs we’ve done in my time at the Beef Council. We brought …

Summer Grilling Campaign

Alabama Cattlemen’s Encouraging Consumers to Choose Beef this Memorial Day

As grills are firing up this weekend the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging consumers to choose beef. We caught up with Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to learn more. “Well, the unofficial start of summer means that it’s time to fire up the grills for Memorial Day and we want to remind all of the listeners, consumers, and of …

Alabama Cattlemen’s association

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Encouraging Voter Participation Today

With Election Day today, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging everyone to get out to the polls and we caught up with Erin Beasley with ACA to learn more. “Well, for months we’ve been leading up to the big Tuesday primary vote and that will take place here on May 19th is the primary voting day for the state of Alabama and …

usmef

USMEF Issues Statement on US-China Beef Trade Developments

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has released a statement on the recent trade developments between the United States and China. According to USMEF, “China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) has granted a five-year registration extension to 425 overdue U.S. beef establishments in China’s Food Import Food Establishment (CIFER) system. Additionally, 77 new U.S. beef establishment registrations have been added …

Florida Future Chef

FDACS Accepting Entries for Florida Future Chef 2026

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting entries for Florida Future Chef 2026. According to the department, the Florida Future Chef is, a statewide student cooking competition that challenges young Floridians to creatively reimagine school meals using Florida-grown ingredients, while learning about the nutrition standards that guide the National School Lunch Program.” Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton …

peanut

Potential for Disease: Recently Planted Peanuts At Risk Following Rains

By Clint Thompson It is estimated that about 25% of Georgia’s peanut acres have been planted so far this spring. But it is those acres planted right before the recent deluge of rainfall that has Scott Monfort, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension peanut agronomist concerned. Monfort and the Georgia Peanut Commission caution growers to scout their plants regularly to ensure …