Today is the first ever official Food Day, but agricultural advocates encourage farmers and ranchers to promote their way of life every day. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Agriculture to See Major Cuts to Budget
It was announced late last week that agricultural and nutrition programs need to take $23 billion in cuts as their part in reducing the federal budget as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Current Budget Discussions Include Repercussions to 2008 Farm Bill
Leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees has sent a recommendation to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction for a 23 billion dollar cut in programs currently authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Don’t Blame Growers for Rising Cost of Peanut Butter
There have been reports put out of that farmers receiving record high peanut prices are the reasons for the increase in peanut butter costs but as Tyron Spearman reports, that isn’t the whole story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Research Finding New Ways to Keep the Cotton Producer Profitable
The cotton research and promotion program has had great success in adding more value to the producer and Monty Bain with the Cotton Board has been out at Sunbelt Ag Expo this week showcasing one of those efforts, a new packing material called EcoCradle. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …
Supply & demand at root of rising peanut butter costs
This an editorial from the Georgia Peanut Commission: Georgia Peanut Commission Chairman Armond Morris and Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall are submitting this editorial to address the misconception consumers may have that rising peanut butter costs are due to higher peanut prices paid to farmers. Georgia grows almost half of all peanuts produced in the U.S. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …
Last Day of Sunbelt Ag Expo
It’s the final day of the 34th annual Sunbelt Ag Expo, and while the recent rains may have an impact on the field demonstrations, Expo Executive Director Chip Blalock says there are many things to see and do with over 1200 exhibitors at this year’s event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Demonstrations Affected by Weather
Day two of the Sunbelt Ag Expo started off drizzly with a cold wind but that hasn’t stopped folks from attending as the crowd has grown steadily throughout the day. But the rain from yesterday combined with rains from last week have made their mark as I talked with Executive Director Chip Blalock on how it has affected everything from …
Budget Cuts Continue to Rule FL Legislative Discussions
It looks like budget cuts will continue to be the talk of Florida’s Legislative Session set to start January 10, 2012 and Mary Ann Gosa, director of government affairs for IFAS, says they will once again be fighting to ensure funding remains available to fulfill their core mission. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Atlanta Legislators Visit with Cotton Commission During Sunbelt Tour
Well the brisk weather is certainly not keeping folks from enjoying this second day of the 34th Annual Sunbelt Ag Expo and included in that crowd is a group of Atlanta Legislators. The Georgia Agribusiness Council is touring the legislators around some of the agricultural exhibits in order to raise their awareness and understanding of the the Ag industry. Along …