The 2016 Sunbelt Ag Expo kicks off tomorrow in Moultrie, Georgia, and according to show director Chip Blalock, there will once again be a variety of livestock related events. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle …
Southeast Cattle Producers Invited to Question-and-Answer Session
Southeast cattle producers are invited to an event coming up November 3 called “NOT IN A BOOK II.” It’s billed as the question-and-answer event of the year. Waine Banyas, chairman of the event, explains what it’s all about. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida …
Concerns with ‘GIPSA’ Rules Sent to OMB for Review
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) last week sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review three rules related to the buying and selling of livestock and poultry. They include: an interim final rule addressing the “scope” of sections of the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) related to meat …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending October 14, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about issues as a result of weather conditions, have information about a couple of big events, talk about pecans, fishing and Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market reports for the week ending October 14th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle …
Still Room for Improvement in Dairy Markets
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will help offset lower dairy markets by purchasing surplus cheese supplies. USDA announced the department is offering to purchase $20 million of cheddar cheese to reduce a record level surplus. USDA will use the surplus cheese to supply food banks. The most recent Food Price Index by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United …
U.S. Dairy Farmers Dumping Millions of Gallons of Excess Milk
The nation’s dairy farmers are dumping more milk this year amid a glut of supplies and low market prices. The Wall Street Journal reports dairy farmers in the U.S. have dumped 43 million gallons of milk in 2016, the most in 16 years. While the industry works to find new uses for the excess milk, many producers cannot afford to …
Bio-Security Works for Georgia Poultry Producers
High-path avian influenza, or HPAI, is something we’ve not heard much about lately, as during the heat of the summer months, it can’t survive. But now that fall is here and cooler temperatures, it is on the minds of some, including Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …
Alabama Producers Urged to Keep Watch for Screwworm
From the Alabama Cooperative Extension System: AUBURN, Ala.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed three New World screwworm cases in Florida last week. Three Wild Key Deer on a wildlife refuge in Big Pine Key, Florida, are the first locally confirmed cases of New World screwworm in more than three decades. In 2007 and 2010, …
Alabama Department of Transportation Approves Drought Emergency Declaration
From the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association: We just got word that the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has approved our request for a special Drought Emergency Declaration for hay hauling. Permits are available for loads up to 12′ wide and 14′ high up to 80,000 lbs. on five axles. The PERMIT FEES are WAIVED. Simply call the permit office at 1-800-499-2782. …