This coming Tuesday, July 7th, the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day will take place in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Many expected to see lower numbers of peanuts acres this year as have been waiting for the National Agriculture Statistics Service to release their yearly June acreage report. And according to Tyron Spearman, now that the figures are out, we are seeing the lowest numbers of peanut acres in quite some time.
Eating healthy and having fun. Today Everett Griner tells us just what we have to do to.
The annual Sunbelt Ag Expo Field day is coming up July 7th in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Today Tyron Spearman has the details concerning the purchase of a Georgia company by Syngenta.
USDA released their monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report Wednesday as Tyron Spearman looks at lower projections for some crops. He also has information about meetings next month for the Southern Peanut Growers, and looks at hi-lights of a recent trip to China by some with the Georgia Pecan Growers.
Crop Projections:
Growers meeting:
Pecan China trip:
The Environmental Protection Agency held a hearing on its proposed rule to determine the greenhouse gas emissions performance of biofuels. The hearing centered on a controversial theory called indirect land use change.
In this report, USDA Radio’s Gary Crawford (photo) talks with Meteorologist Brad Rippey about the potential for an El Nino weather pattern to develop, and if it does, what the impacts on various areas of the U S may be.
Growers are well aware that Nitrogen is a vital component to the success of many crops but Dave Schwartz, national products manager for SFP, says each year growers lose up to 50 percent of the applied nutrient.
Today Tyron Spearman reminds growers the ACRE signup continues but there are only a few weeks left.
A new study has shown increasing the amount of ethanol blended into the gasoline supply to 15-percent, would have a minimal impact on prices while helping to increase farm income and provide value to the nation’s economy. Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis says the study reinforces the fact that America’s farmers are up to the task of providing energy.
When it comes to planting progress for the major crops not only here in the Southeast but across the nation, growers are trying to get caught back up again after wet conditions across many areas, as Tyron Spearman updates not only those numbers but also the latest consumption numbers for peanuts.
Planting progress:
Peanut consumption:
Southeast AgNet recently had the opportunity to speak with Senator Saxby Chambliss who had this message for Georgia producers.
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, also known as the Waxman-Markey cap and tax bill, has been officially introduced in the House as H.R. 2454.
Today Tyron Spearman updates where planting progress for the various crops stand at this time along with information about a big peanut promtoion that will take place this weekend in Chicago and also has a look at updated peanut price information.
Planting progress:
Peanut promotion:
Price information:
Tyron Spearman reminds growers the ACRE program signup is still underway and how you can compare as to whether this works best for your operation.
SWEET CORN FIELD DAY
If you are a sweet corn grower or processor or if you are interested in the sweet corn market this will be a good chance for you to catch up on the latest research; learn the latest on:
• New Sweet Corn Varieties
• Insect control trials; what’s working and what’s new
• Sweet corn disease management
The group will meet at the UF/IFAS EREC Conference Center parking lot in Belle Glade at 2:00 pm Friday May 8 and travel to sweet corn research plots on the EREC station. Read the rest of this entry »
Today Tyron Spearman has information from EPA concerning refinements to the renewable fuels standard, and also how the name of the latest influenza has been changed to help protect the hog indsutry.
Renewable Fuels:
H1N1 Influenza:
With alternative crops starting to take the place of the declining cotton acres in Alabama, Tim Towers, Bayer technical sales representative, says that they have a new herbicide designed to tackle southeastern issues.
Today Tyron Spearman has the details concerning USDA’s announcement about the enrollment for the new ACRE program, along with information about new loan regulations for certain commodities, plus he has an update on this week’s peanut contracts which did see a slight increase.
ACRE enrollment:
Loan Regulations:
peanut contracts:
Many were anticipating lower peanut acres this year, and according to Tyron Spearman, that’s exactly the way it looks after USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their annual planting intentions reports this morning.
What is this? Everett Griner tells us just how good it used to be and still is.
U.S.D.A. and the I.R.S. have begun efforts to ensure that high-income individuals and entities who request USDA payments meet income limits set forth in the 2008 Farm Bill.
There is some interesting numbers from the 2007 Census, and Everett Griner gives them to us and tells us why they are so good for the farmers.
What is this law? Everett Griner tells us and why.
Don Glenn past president of the Alabama Soybean and Corn Association says even though the majority of corn and soybeans are still grown in the Midwest, it is important to get the southeastern perspective.
For more information regarding The Alabama Soybean and Corn Association visit their website.
The peanut posted price for this week holds steady as Tyron Spearman has the numbers along with information that producers are eligible for 2008 disaster assistance authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill even if they did not previously obtain otherwise statutorily required crop insurance from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) or Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for 2008 by now paying a buy-in fee through May 18, 2009.
Peanut posted price:
USDA Buy-in waiver:
Today Everett Griner gives us some statistics on just what is really affected by the recession.
Why do we still have children going to bed hungry? Everett Griner has some outlook on this today.
What is the one thing that you can count on for the food table? Everett Griner tells us and why.
