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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Field Crops”

Tight Markets Causing Concerns

Randall Weiseman January 13, 2011 Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans

After this week’s crop and outlook reports, Tyron Spearman says that many are taking note of the tight markets and how that may effect things in the future. Download Audio

GCC Meeting & UGA Cotton Production Workshop

Randall Weiseman January 13, 2011 Cotton, Field Crops, General, Georgia

The Georgia Cotton Commission wants to remind growers about their 4th Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop coming up January 26th in Tifton, as Karen Nikitopoulos said their program is full of industry information. Download Audio The event is free but they ask that you do pre-register by either going online to www.ugatiftonconference.org or call 229-386-3416.

SURE Sign-up Period Open for 2009 Crops

Randall Weiseman January 13, 2011 Cotton, Field Crops, General, Peanuts, Specialty Crops

Eligible producers are being reminded the sign-up period for the 2009 crop year Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program has opened. Download Audio

Frigid Temps Again for FL Ag & Fertilizer/Agrichem Mtg

Dan January 12, 2011 Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

Another cold snap on tap this week for most of Florida and for this week’s gathering of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) and Florida Chapter of the National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) in St. Petersburg this week. FFAA & NAMA members will hear a special message from Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, and a special presentation about energy crops expansions …

Peanut Crop Up from Last Year

Randall Weiseman January 12, 2011 Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their updated crop numbers this morning and Tyron Sprearman looks at how not only peanuts, but other major crops here in the Southeast came in. Download Audio

AFBF Wants Congress to Act on EPA

Randall Weiseman January 12, 2011 Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Atlanta this week voted to urge Congress to pursue vigorous oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency. Download Audio

January Cotton Crop Report

Randall Weiseman January 12, 2011 Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia

The January all cotton crop numbers were released this morning, as Steve Maliszewski with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service in Washington D.C. updates where the figures stand for the 2010 crop. Download Audio

Pollination Problems

Dan January 12, 2011 Agri View, Alabama, Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Everett Griner explains how all of the pollination sources are declining. Download Audio

Freeze Impacts to Specialty Crop Industries Could Be Lasting

Dan January 11, 2011 Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

South Florida Multi-County Extension Agent Gene McAvoy says there will be shortages of some crops for a while following the recent series of crop freezes in south Florida. He also says complications with shipments from Mexico could compound supply shortages of some produce, and that economic woes due to these freezes could have longer term impact on Florida supplies on …

Vilsack Speaks at AFBF in Atlanta

Randall Weiseman January 11, 2011 Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

One of the guest speakers at this week’s American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting was U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack who talked about possible spending cuts in safety net programs and the 2012 farm bill. Download Audio

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Five-Year Strategy for Fruit Flies Announced
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has released its Fruit Fly Exclusion and Detection Program Strategy. The plan covers the period of 2024 to 2028. The agency called the document “a unified roadmap” for protecting American agriculture from the threat of invasive fruit flies. USDA APHIS worked with […]
Finger Lime Field Day Draws Mostly Non-Citrus Crowd
Only a few Florida commercial citrus growers were on hand for an April 24 finger lime field day at the Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) in Lake Alfred. Most of the more than 40 attendees did not own citrus groves, and about half were women — definitely not the standard crowd for a CREC […]