GA Ag Commissioner Weighs in on Immigration Concerns

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops

For this weeks Georgia legislative update we turn to Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black regarding an issue that has received a lot of attention this session, immigration. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …

Auburn Trying to Work Beyond Budget Challenges

Randall Weiseman Alabama, General

With budget woes seeming to dominate any discussion lately, Dr. Bill Batchelor, Dean of Auburn’s College of Agriculture, says they are working to overcome those challenges in order to continue to serve the area’s producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Citrus Expo Seminars Theme Announced

Tacy Callies Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, International

The Citrus Expo Seminar Committee met this week to begin selecting topics for the 2011 program. The theme for this year’s seminars is “Proactive Innovations for a Positive Future.” The program will take place Aug. 17-18 at the Lee Civic Center in Ft. Myers. Thank you to all of the growers who participated in the Southeast AgNet contest and submitted …

Producers Can Get a Jump on Value Added Producer Grants

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

The Notice of Funds Availability for the Value Added Producer Grant program is expected to be released soon, but Agricultural Marketing Resource Center Director Ray Hansen says there are steps producers can do in the meantime to be better prepared. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …

FCA Pleased with Veto Override

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General, Livestock

Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Director of Governmental Affairs Sam Ard said agriculture had a good week in the Florida legislature this week as House Bill 7103 is now on the books. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida …

AU Researching E-Coli on Beef Carcasses

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Livestock

Dr. Christy Bratcher, Assistant professor in the Animal Science Department at Auburn University, talks about a food safety research project that’s underway to reduce some of the e-coli that may be present on beef carcasses. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

New Web Based Certification System

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has information about work being done on a new web-based certification system. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, …

USDA Horticultural Research Lab Open House To Be April 1

Dan Citrus, Florida

Research Laboratory Director Calvin Arnold in the first report gives the details of the April 1 open house at Fort Pierce. In the second report, Arnold tells what citrus growers will get out of attending the event. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …

Hog Wild

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Feral Hogs are continuing to be a big problem. Everett Griner tells us that they have spread over 12 states and what is trying to be done about them. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle …

Farmers Starting to See Increase in Food Dollar Share

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

There is some good news and bad news when it comes to the share Ag producers are receiving from the food dollar as Patrick Canning of the Economic Research Service explains that after a 15 year decline, the last two years has seen an increase for producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …