In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we hear from a Southeastern cotton producer who recently took part in the National Cotton Council’s Producer Information Exchange in California, how forage producers are being urged to get their winter seed orders in soon, how those peanuts in your favorite candy could soon be good for your heart …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market numbers for the week ending August 21st, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds …
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Leads Avian Influenza Planning Efforts
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–The country has seen the West and Midwest’s poultry industry devastated by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). While not detected in the state, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam’s department has been working with partners to keep the disease at bay. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers …
Get Winter Forage Seed Orders in Soon
For many cattle producers, the question right now is: What are you going to plant this year for winter grazing? According to Dr. Ann Blount with the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center at Marianna, that decision needs to be made very soon. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …
Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Region Roundups Continue
The annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Region Roundups have kicked off and the first two events were a big success and now there are only three to go. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between …
USDA Seeking Avian Influenza Vaccine Stockpile
USDA has announced a request for proposal to stockpile vaccine doses in preparation for another potential wave of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, …
Offering a Source of Verification
USDA audit based programs offer producers a way to verify that their processes meet assurances of quality and service to customers. Rod Bain has the details Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …
August Reports Look into Farm Economy
If you are interested in the farm economy, then August is a great time of the year to keep with the various USDA reports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …
University of Florida/IFAS Researchers Earn $450,000 Grants to Study Cows
From the University of Florida/IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Geoff Dahl wants to know why heat makes cows less prone to produce milk, even when they are not lactating. Dahl, a UF/IFAS animal sciences professor, has won a $450,000 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study how to reduce mammary cell growth so he and his colleagues …
Examining Stewardship of Antimicrobial Drug Use in Livestock
A regional workshop that will focus on the stewardship of medically-important antimicrobial drugs in food animals will be held next week in Hanceville, Alabama. It is designed for those in the pork, cattle, poultry and sheep industries, including veterinarians and feed suppliers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and other Southeastern states. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To …