USDA has announced they will issue approximately $121 million in partial 2009-crop counter-cyclical payments to producers with upland cotton and peanut base acres enrolled in USDA’s Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) program, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio For more information on the direct and counter-cyclical payment programs including a table displaying the target price, projected average market …
U.S. and Russia Agree on Reopening Pork Market
The United States and Russia have reached an agreement to reopen the Russian market to U.S. pork and pork products, while talks concerning poultry will continue in the coming weeks. Download Audio
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Prescribed Fire
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the importance of prescribed burning to the health of Florida’s forests and safety in our wildland/urban interfaces. More information is available on the Florida Division of Forestry web site by clicking on Prescribed Fire. To view or download a brochure on the topic, click on Prescribed Fire In …
Killer Bees
Everett Griner tells us today just how these are spreading across the U.S. Download Audio
March Citrus Industry Magazine Articles Previewed
Most Citrus Industry magazine readers should receive the March issue this week. University of Florida experts address canker and HLB management issues, Alternaria brown spot control failures caused by fungicide resistance, and an international citrus biotechnology symposium. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff, also the Citrus Industry editor, has the report. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per …
Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Inducts 4 New Members
The late Earl “Duke” Crittenden, the late Bernard Egan, Harold McTeer and Howard Sorrells were inducted into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame last week. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the report. Download Audio
Forecast Should Show Most Citrus Crop Freeze Losses
The USDA citrus crop forecast to be released Wednesday morning should give the industry a good idea how much of the total crop was lost to the January freeze. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the report. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending March 5th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio
AL-FL Looks at Possible Peanut Acreage
Many are looking forward to seeing the results of USDA’s spring planting survey which will be released on March 31st, but when it comes to peanuts, Randy Griggs with the Alabama Peanut Producers Association said it’s really undetermined at this point as to whether growers will increase their acreage much this year. And Ken Barton with the Florida Peanut Producers …
Vilsack on Animal ID and Conservation
While talking to the Senate Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee this week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explained USDA’s new Animal ID plan and also discussed their proposals for conservation funding in the next fiscal year. Download Audio