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Livestock Antibiotics Move to Prescription-Only
Southeast Regional Ag News
The change goes into effect on June 11, 2023.
What's Happening to the Blueberries?
Southeast Regional Ag News
A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia agriculture experts are working to determine causes and solutions to postharvest quality problems that have hit Georgia’s blueberry growers hard in recent seasons.
Cattle are King of U.S. Animal Receipts
Southeast Regional Ag News
U.S. farm cash receipts from animals and animal products totaled $195.8 billion in 2021, led by receipts of cattle and calves at $72.9 billion, or 37 percent.
Egg Price Gauging?
Southeast Regional Ag News
Farm Action, a farmer-led advocacy organization, is urging an investigation into egg prices.
Changes Abound in 118th Congress
Southeast Regional Ag News
Robbie Minnich, National Cotton Council, updates what they've been watching in D.C.
18 Organizations Square Up Over New WOTUS Rule
Southeast Regional Ag News
American Farm Bureau Federation and 17 other organizations have now announced a legal challenge to the new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule released by the EPA.
Ag Sees Increase in Skilled Workers
Southeast Regional Ag News
Over the last two decades, USDA reports that the strongest rural job gains were in smaller industries that tend to employ high-skill workers.
NFU: Right to Repair MOU Not Enough
Southeast Regional Ag News
National Farmers Union says the recent right-to-repair Memorandum of Understanding between American Farm Bureau and John Deere is riddled with potential loopholes.
Food Prices Outpace General Inflation
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA Economist Matt MacLachlan says food prices rose nearly 10.5% in December and gives his 2023 projections.
Fuel Prices Bottomed Out for the Year?
Southeast Regional Ag News
According to Patrick De Haan with GasBuddy, oil prices started the new year moving up slightly, and there is an expectation that fuel prices will climb in the first half of 2023.
Mexico Corn & Alabama Farmers
Southeast Regional Ag News
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says there will be no compromise when it comes to Mexico's ban on genetically modified corn. Meanwhile, one Alabama couple receives national accolades.
Right to Repair MOU
Southeast Regional Ag News
The American Farm Bureau Federation and John Deere have established a memorandum of understanding when it comes to farmers and ranchers and their ability to repair their own equipment.
Stabenow Retirement, Honeybee Vaccine, and John Deere Innovations
Southeast Regional Ag News
From Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow's retirement to an electric excavator, here is a dose of daily headlines.
GA Investment, AL Ag Center Scrapped, and a FL Citrus Assessment
Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia sees new egg hatchery, Alabama agriculture center plans fall through, and Florida citrus growers approve assessment.
Good News for Ports. Good News for Cotton!
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Biden Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation did recently announce that $450 million in grant funds had been made available to expand port capacity.
Avocado Crisis Averted
Southeast Regional Ag News
As of Friday, the Associated Press reported a U.S. Embassy announcement that Washington was lifting a ban on Mexican avocadoes, freeing the way for exports to resume after a week-long hiatus.