For the past couple of weeks, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) crop specialists have been conducting auxin herbicide trainings at various locations across the state to help producers fulfill Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia label requirements. These trainings are designed for producers who plant cotton and soybean varieties that are resistant to dicamba herbicides. Before making these herbicide applications, producers …
NCBA Pleased with New Navigable Waters Protection Rule
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is just one of the many groups in agriculture pleased with the new Navigable Waters Protection Rule, otherwise known as WOTUS 2.0, announced Thursday. NCBA Chief Environmental Counsel, Scott Yager, says this is a really positive rule for rural America. Learn more on the NCBA website, http://www.ncba.org Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …
Commissioner Nikki Fried Appoints New State Leadership For Florida Forest Service
Tallahassee, Fla.– Today, Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried announced two new leadership appointments for the Florida Forest Service. The selections come after a national search and interviews with multiple candidates. Erin Albury has been appointed State Forester and Director of the Florida Forest Service. Albury succeeds James “Jim” Karels, who has led the agency the past 12 years and served …
Florida Cattlemen Visit Tallahassee
During week two of the 2020 Florida legislative session, the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) held its annual Legislative Quarterly in Tallahassee. FCA Director of Governmental Affairs Sam Ard says the association’s members were able to sit in on the Senate Agricultural Appropriations Committee Meeting. For more information, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee at http://www.floridacattlemen.org/ Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
Budget Discussed in Georgia Legislature
Week two of the 2020 session for the Georgia General Assembly was mostly about the budget. Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President, Will Bentley, looks at a few of the budget issues, and how some of those will affect various aspects of agriculture in the state. To keep track of activities during the 2020 Legislative Session and to learn more about …
The Navigable Waters Protection Rule – A New Definition of WOTUS
At an event at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James will announce a new, clear definition for “waters of the United States.” With the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, the EPA and the Department of the Army …
Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show, February 6th
Don’t miss the 15th annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show, set for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, AL. Registration and doors open at 8:30 a.m. Attendees can enjoy a grilled PB&J sandwich and other refreshments while walking around the trade show. A complimentary lunch will be served at noon, along with a short program …
Florida Ag Hall of Fame Tickets on Sale
The 41st annual Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame banquet will be held on Feb. 11 in the Special Events Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. Tickets are now on sale. Ray Hodge, with the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman that there are three inductees this year. Tickets are $75 per person, and …
Syngenta Offers Fungicides for Pecan and Peanut Growers
For both pecan and peanut growers, Syngenta offers fungicides that allow growers to be confident with disease protection. For peanuts, Miravis is a once-in-a-lifetime fungicide for controlling leaf spot, providing game-changing potency and residual up to 28 days. For pecans, Miravis Top is the first group 7 to have high efficacy on scab to be registered in the marketplace. It will help with resistance issues that …
Market Outlook from CattleFax at Cattle Industry Convention
The CattleFax Outlook Seminar will be one of the many sessions taking place during the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, February 5-7 in San Antonio. And according to CattleFax CEO, Randy Blach, the U.S. cattle industry is facing a whole new ball game in 2020, and financial skies should be sunny for producers this coming year. “We’re …