NCC Stresses Importance of Effective STAX

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

Here’s a release from the National Cotton Council: The U.S. agricultural sector faces the difficult task of developing new policies that will meet the necessary budget constraints. Furthermore, the U.S. cotton industry also must devise policy that will resolve the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute with Brazil. To achieve that objective, two years ago, cotton industry Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® …

Simplified Beef and Pork Cut Names Coming to Retail

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Florida, General, Georgia, Pork

Consumers will soon see updated Uniform Retail Meat Identification Standards (URMIS) for fresh beef and pork at their meat case. Why the change: Download Audio What to expect: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Agriculture – 500 Years in the Making: Florida’s Nursery and Horticulture Industry

Randall Weiseman Florida, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

As part of a series of features called “Florida Agriculture – 500 Years in the Making,” Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam briefly tells the history of Florida’s citrus industry. Download Audio Click Here to hear Putnam tell numerous other interesting stories about Florida’s agricultural history. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Florida Producer Pleased with Beef Checkoff Event

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

In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff”, brought to you by your beef checkoff, Cliff Coddington of Bradenton, Florida talks about an event he helped with where they talked with people who were not familiar with the cattle industry at all. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …

Sustainability and Innovation Discussed During Under Secretary Visit to Alabama

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

USDA Undersecretary Cathie Woteki had a full agenda during her recent trip to Alabama, with visits to the fields of local farmers to discuss conservation and sustainability practices, discussions with students and staff at Tuskegee University and a trip to the site of the to-be-built Carver Integrative Sustainability Center. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …

USDA to Increase Meat Testing

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced last week it will conduct species sampling and testing on imported raw ground-beef and veal, also checked for Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli, to confirm shipments don’t contain horse meat. This decision was made after the Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

ADUFA Reauthorization Comes Before House Committee

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Yesterday, the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Executive Director of Legislative Affairs, Kristina Butts, explains why this reauthorization is important to cattle producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …