Southeast

The latest agricultural news related to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, and other states in the Southeastern United States.

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Happy National #TeachAg Day! A day designed to encourage others to teach agriculture in the classroom and recognize the important role these teachers play in our schools and communities.
Inspired by Dollywood’s Colossal Pumpkins, the Edwards Family grew a whopping 1,048-Pound ‘Godzilla’ Pumpkin for the park’s annual Harvest Festival.
A Fourth-Generation Cotton Farmer’s Journey
Host of Where the Food Comes From, RFD-TV’s own Chip Carter attended the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Innovations Show last weekend in Charlotte, N.C. to bring us all the exciting new developments in the produce industry.
Local prices in Missouri are holding steady, but experts warn of looming harvest uncertainties to come for grain producers along the major waterway as well as corn and soybean growers.
Tennessee resident Tina Dorton shared these cute photos of her girls, Penny the Pig, and her three goat sisters, loving their first pumpkin of the season!
Georgia’s agriculture industry made its way to the small screen recently, thanks to one unlucky-in-love producer willing to put himself out there on reality television — and hopefully, set the record straight for passionate farmers at the heart of the industry.
A farming tradition spanning six generations continues to thrive through a sixth-generation dairy farmer taking part in the larger mission of Bongards Creameries, a cooperative expanding operations from Minnesota all the way to Humboldt, Tennessee.
Florida Farm Bureau’s ‘CARES’ program publicly recognizes farmers and ranchers in The Sunshine State who go above and beyond to protect the state’s natural resources. We take you to Crooked Creek Farm in Altha, Florida, one of the operations recognized for its use of sustainable management practices.
Louisiana had an unprecedented number of 100-degree days this summer, and the long stretch of heat is taking a toll on ranchers across the state. Both hay quantities and quality are down right now, which could cause further weight loss for cattle in the winter.
In Georgia, something extraordinary is budding, and it is all thanks to Samantha Lineberger, the owner of Arena Acres U-Pick Farm.
When you think of the logging and timber industry, misty scenes from the Pacific Northwest might come to mind. However, a transformation has occurred in recent years, with Southern states like Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia emerging as some of America’s leading timber producers.
Providing the community with locally grown meat, produce and dairy products, as well as several educational classes; Country Gardens Farm in Newnan is doing their part in spreading the word of agriculture.
Chelsea O’Brien’s agricultural journey began on her grandpa’s dairy farm. After a career in agriculture, she received the Farm Bureau’s Excellence in Ag Award and now serves as the Young Farmer Representative for Spencer County, Indiana.
A week after Hurricane Idalia tore across Florida and parts of the Southern-Atlantic Coast, we are learning more about how agricultural operations in its path were impacted by the storm, which reached a Category Three-level hurricane at its peak.
Young bakers learn valuable life skills while making a difference in their community through the Springfield, Tennessee 4-H program.
Tyson Foods is closing several chicken processing facilities across the United States, and we are already starting to see the impact on those producers.
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Business leaders, top state officials, and philanthropic-minded agriculturalists united at the Tennessee State Fair to empower the next generation of agricultural leaders, raising a record-breaking sum of $200,000 at this year’s Tennessee FFA Ham Breakfast.
The Mississippi Farm Bureau takes us along as they work with educators across the state to provide teachers with new methods, materials, and activities that they need to get kids motivated.