Growers Encouraged to Attend Southern Cotton Growers Meeting in ATL

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

Southern Cotton Growers Association president Mike Tate encourages growers to make the short trip to Atlanta for their annual meeting this week and Association chairman Allen McLaurin says one of the topics sure to be discussed will be the Farm Bill. Download Audio The meeting is in Atlanta at the JW Marriott in Buckhead and will run through Saturday the …

Carson Futch on Citrus Harvesting and Growing Issues

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Carson Futch, chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission’s Citrus Harvesting Research Advisory Council, discusses the delay in getting an abscission chemical, the harvesting labor situation and other harvesting issues. Futch, a grower, also discusses disappointing yield, fruit drop and pricing this season. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here …

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Citrus Research Funding Update

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks tells the Citrus Research and Development Foundation Tuesday that while an effort to obtain federal research funding from tariffs is “geared down a bit,” hope flourishes for state research dollars. 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 …

DFA Reaches Settlement in Southeast Lawsuit

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

Here’s a release from the Dairy Farmers of America: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 22, 2013) – Today, Dairy Farmers of America’s Board of Directors and management announced the Cooperative has reached a settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit against DFA in the southeastern United States. Trial for the suit was scheduled to begin this month. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …

GA Cotton Commission Annual Meeting Coming Up Next Week

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia

Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton encourages all cotton farmers to attend their Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop to be held at the UGA Tifton Conference Center in Tifton on January 30, 2013. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Landscape Presents Unique Conservation Challenges

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Roney Gutierrez, acting state conservationist for the Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service, says he is familiar with the unique challenges associated with Florida agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs More Attracted to Black Pyramid Traps

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

USDA researchers continue to search for ways to control the brown marmorated stink bug, and have found that the invasive pest were more attracted to baited black pyramid traps than other designs. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024