Georgia Peanut Commission to Promote Peanuts with Annual Event Oct. 14-18

TIFTON, GA (GPC-Oct. 8, 2019) — The Georgia Peanut Commission and Georgia Bankers Association will join forces Oct. 14-18, 2019 to promote the 43rd annual Georgia Peanut Bank Week. Financial institutions and local banks across the state will offer a tribute to Georgia’s 4,500 peanut farm families and the sustainability they provide to Georgia’s state and local economies. The 2019 …

Peanut Harvest Continues

Despite dry conditions, peanut harvest across the Southeast continues in many fields. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …

2020 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Honorees Announced

Tallahassee, FL (FDACS-Oct. 8, 2019) — Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation announced the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees for 2020. The induction ceremony will be held at the Florida State Fair’s Agricultural Hall of Fame Banquet on Feb. 11, 2020. “Agriculture touches the lives of every Floridian and plays a monumental role in our economy and culture. The …

Team Beef Florida Preparing for Big Event

In our Beef Checkoff report, Erin Freel tells Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman that with the Team Beef season coming to an end, its members will be taking part in a big event next week. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, …

Beef Fest This Weekend in Alabama

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), through the Beef Checkoff program, is promoting a new event coming up this weekend. ACA Director of Education and Outreach Ali Cantrell invites everyone to attend Beef Fest. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle …

Peanut Harvest and Cotton Bolls Opening Ahead of Schedule

Dry conditions across the Southeast continue to allow the peanut and cotton harvest to roll along. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture Meteorologist Brad Rippey, the nation’s peanut harvest is ahead of schedule. Rippey says cotton bolls are opening ahead of schedule as well. In Alabama, 92 percent of the cotton bolls were open, which compares to 87 percent last …

Producers Invited to Attend Education Meetings

The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agricultural economists and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will jointly hold producer meetings throughout Georgia October 8-11. The meetings will address three major government support programs including disaster assistance, trade assistance and farm safety-net programs. Tyron Spearman has more details. Below are the meeting dates, times and locations: Oct. …

Legislature Fights Rehearing in Conservation Case

(NSF-Oct. 7, 2019) — Attorneys for the Florida House and Senate urged an appeals court Monday to reject a request for a rehearing in a battle about conservation funding. The request came after environmental groups last month asked the 1st District Court of Appeal to reconsider a decision that backed the Legislature’s handling of money that flows from a 2014 …