Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight on Investing in New Groves

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, General, Specialty Crops

On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about how The Coca-Cola Company has made a long-term investment in Florida citrus by agreeing to buy all of the fruit produced from five million new orange trees planted on 25,000 net new acres by two Florida growers: Cutrale Citrus Juices and Peace River Products. More information is available …

More Findings Regarding the Food versus Fuel Debate

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Seeds, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

There has long been a fuel versus food debate regarding the use of feedstocks for energy, but a recent study has found no direct correlation between federal bio-fuels mandates and increasing food prices. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AgNet’s Online News Hits 20,000 Posts Milestone

Randall Weiseman Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, International, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Podcast, Pork, Poultry, Seeds, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables, Weather

Here is a note from Southeast AgNet Founder/President Gary Cooper concerning a milestone of our website: This website began archiving daily news reports in the spring of 2006. The posts remain online for those who wish to look back at farm news features in our primary “deep southeast” region of coverage. Website visitors now number in the thousands monthly. Most …

Florida Co Develops Export Markets for FL and US Farm Products

Gary Cooper Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Georgia, International, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Seeds, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

John Parke Wright IV is a descendent of a well established, multi-generation Florida farming family which grew its food and shipping businesses to global proportions decades ago. Remember Lykes Hot Dogs? Now operating J. P. Wright & Company, based in southwest Florida, he focuses on export market development for Florida and other U. S. farm products. In this audio feature …

Ag in Review for the Week ending July 19, 2013

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Corn, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Podcast, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market numbers for the week ending July 19th, put together by the Livestock Market News Service in both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

USDA released their monthly cattle on feed report this afternoon and it shows cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. totaled 10.4 million head on July 1, 2013, down 3 percent from July 1, 2012. That included 6.53 million steers and Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Economic Benefits from Visiting National Forests and Grasslands

Randall Weiseman General

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released findings of a visitor survey that shows U.S. Forest Service lands are great recreation destinations that provide health benefits to tourists and $11 billion in tourist spending to businesses and communities that serve the more than 160 million forest visitors. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …

Southeast Cattle Producers Invited to Grazing School

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

University of Georgia’s Dr. Dennis Hancock invites cattle producers from across the Southeast to take part in their 2013 Grazing School, which will take place August 7-8 in Watkinsville, Georgia. Download Audio More information is on the Grazing School webpage. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024