Southeastern Farmers Made Good Planting Progress Last Week

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

According to the latest National Ag Statistics Service Planting Progress Report, farmers in both Georgia and Alabama were able to get quite a bit of planting done last week. Alabama: Download Audio Georgia: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Peanut Planting Continues

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Seed continues to go on the ground as Tyron Spearman has an update on the planting progress here in the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Sugar Industry Dealing with Surplus

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Sugar

USDA’s Gary Crawford explains how a huge surplus of sugar is causing headaches for producers and USDA policy makers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Congressmen Draw Chuckles and Groans at Citrus Meeting

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Florida Congressmen Tom Rooney, Dennis Ross and Ted Yoho discussed immigration reform and more at a town hall meeting at Florida Citrus Mutual in Lakeland Wednesday. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida TODAY! Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

Pleased with Beef Checkoff Audit

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

In this weeks “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff Jim Handley, Executive Vice President of the Florida Beef Council, talks about how pleasing it was to see the results of the recently completed audit of the beef checkoff by the Office of Inspector General. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff …

New Peanut Loan Program Manager

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman tells us about the new market assistance loan program manager for peanuts which will be taking over that position for USDA. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

NCBA Statement on OIE to Upgrade U.S. to “Negligible” Risk for BSE

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

WASHINGTON (May 29, 2013) — National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President-Elect Bob McCan, a cattleman from Victoria, Texas, made the following statement about the vote by the Scientific Commission for the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to upgrade the United States’ risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to negligible risk status: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …

Corn Planting Progress Picks Up

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Livestock producers have been watching the progress of corn going into the ground this spring, and after the slow start, USDA’s latest report shows planting progress has really picked up. Eighty-six-percent of projected corn acres were planted as of May 26th, considerably more than the Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

TV Commercials Feature Florida Citrus

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Several TV commercials being run by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services feature Florida citrus. Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture Shannon Shepp has the details. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida TODAY! Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …