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The Latest Ag News:

• Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-21-2026

  Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 21, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- August 21, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,399 head compared to 9,492 last week and 10,141 last ... Read More The post Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-21-2026 appeared first on Southeast AgNET.

• A Closer look at USDAs Milk Price Forecasts

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released the 2026 and 2027 milk price forecast. Here is what World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discussed about the price forecast. “Our class 3 price forecast for 2026 is up $0.10 per hundredweight to $16.25 per hundredweight,” said Jekanowski. “Our class 4 2026 price was reduced $0.25 per hundredweight, is now forecast ... Read More The post A Closer look at USDAs Milk Price Forecasts appeared first on Southeast AgNET.

• Peanut Board Discusses Funding Use

  Peanut farmers have a checkoff program that funds the National Peanut Board based in Atlanta, Georgia. This year they’ve had their program of work planning session and how to spend 13.1 million dollars. This is the amount of money they’ll have this year to promote peanuts. They also are talking about their new platform, Unifying Peanuts, with their new theme ... Read More The post Peanut Board Discusses Funding Use appeared first on Southeast AgNET.

• Cattle on Feed Report Released

  USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report released after the close today, most analysts suggest it will not offer much help to the cash market or futures. In fact, one analyst called the cattle complex a train wreck in slow motion. Bottom line analysts say they must agree with live cattle and feeder cattle futures ending the week near nine-month lows. ... Read More The post Cattle on Feed Report Released appeared first on Southeast AgNET.

• British Agricultural Revolution Helped Shape Modern Farming

  The Beginning of Modern Farming What we consider modern farming in the United States can trace many of its practices and innovations back to the agricultural changes that took place in the 18th century during what is commonly known as the British Agricultural Revolution. As Mark Oppold explains in this edition of American Agriculture History Minute, agriculture certainly existed long ... Read More The post British Agricultural Revolution Helped Shape Modern Farming appeared first on Southeast AgNET.

• Agricultural Law Professor Comments on H-2A Worker Tax Details

  Roger McEowen, Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation at Washburn University, spoke with us recently about laws surrounding H-2A workers and their effects on the agriculture industry. Here is what he shared. “You know, trends, it’s been up significantly for quite some time, but really ramped up in the past year or two,” McEowen commented. “So it’s indispensable for a ... Read More The post Agricultural Law Professor Comments on H-2A Worker Tax Details appeared first on Southeast AgNET.