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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.
Animal agriculture as a solution to food waste
Farm of the Future
Do Good Foods converts excess food from grocery stores into poultry feed to produce their own brand of sustainable meat.
Vilsack Asked to Help Organic Production and Biotech Corn Worries in Mexico
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has been asked by Congressional members for immediate assistance for organic poultry and dairy, and corn leaders call on President Biden to take additional steps to address the pending decree by Mexico to block imports of biotech corn from the U.S.
Auburn University Receives $9.3 Million Grant
Southeast Regional Ag News
The goal of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is to establish an Institute for Rural Partnership to research the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas.
NCBA Cheers Packers & Stockyards Act Extension
Southeast Regional Ag News
A 45-day extension to the comment period on the proposed rule will give the industry more time to work through the 180-page filing.
U.S. Ag and China and USDA Meat-Poultry Processing Program
The Agribusiness Update
Can U.S. agriculture stand between China and a war in Taiwan? and USDA funds first round of Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.
2023 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees and Climate-Smart Commodities Info
The Agribusiness Update
The 2023 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees are named, and the Congressional Western Caucus demands information on on oversight of Climate-Smart Commodities pilot program.
California Plants More Cotton and Climate-Smart Commodities Info
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers planted 17% more cotton acres this year, and Western Congressional Caucus demands information on oversight of Climate-Smart Commodities pilot program.
Grant Awarded to Boost Southeast Pork & Beef Processing
Southeast Regional Ag News
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $73 million in 21 grant projects through the first round of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.
Organic Livestock Comment Period and Inflation Hits Organics
The Agribusiness Update
The public comment period for organic regulations for livestock has been extended, and Inflation hits organic fresh produce prices.
Drones to Quantify Water Use and Consumers Willing to Spend for Fresh Foods
The Agribusiness Update
University of California, Merced, researchers turn to drones and NASA satellite technology to quantify water use, and survey shows consumers willing to spend more to get healthier fresh foods.
2023 Ag Exports Take Hit and USDA Meat/Poultry Grants
The Agribusiness Update
American ag exports may take a hit for the 2023 fiscal year, and USDA announces additional $21.9 million for meat and poultry grant program.
Georgia Pollinator Gardens and USDA Meat/Poultry Grants
The Agribusiness Update
Nearly 30 Georgia county Farm Bureaus plant pollinator gardens to celebrate former First Lady Rosalynn Carter's 95th birthday, and USDA announces additional funding for meat and Poultry grants.
Looting of Ukrainian Grain and Cost of Farm Production Higher
The Agribusiness Update
Study looks into looting of Ukrainian assets that include a half-million metric tons of grain, and the cost of farm production jumps higher, 7.3%, over last year.
Looting of Ukrainian Grain and Cost of Farm Production Higher
The Agribusiness Update
Study looks into looting of Ukrainian assets that include a half-million metric tons of grain, and the cost of farm production jumps higher, 7.3%, over last year.
Large Poultry Processors Settle Claims with DOJ
Southeast Regional Ag News
Cargill, Sanderson Farms, and Wayne Farms agreed to pay a combined $84 million in restitution to workers harmed by their alleged information sharing in order to settle civil antitrust lawsuits.
Georgia Poultry Restrictions Lifted and U.S. Grain Exports Down Slightly
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Agriculture says the suspension of certain poultry and fowl activities have been lifted, and U.S. grain exports, in all forms, are down slightly from last year.
Data for Animal Health and Welfare
Farm of the Future
New low cost sensors are giving livestock and poultry producers new insights into animal health and welfare.
Poultry Sense
Farm of the Future
Data is helping ag producers be more efficient, but it’s also helping in areas such as animal health and welfare.
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.