WRP Allowing FL NRCS and Farmers Achieve a Common Goal

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

FL NRCS Wetland Program Coordinator Crenel Francis says that the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) is yet another tool that allows the service to help farmers achieve the common goal of keeping valuable farmland productive. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Peanut Contracts Issued & Drought Threatening Production Recovery

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

For the first time in a while some peanut contracts were being issued this week as Tyron Spearman has the details along with a story concerning the lasting effects of this past year’s drought. Contracts: Download Audio Drought: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Designates 597 Counties in 2013 as Drought Disaster Areas – Includes GA & AL

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Soybeans, Weather

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2013—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today designated 597 counties in 14 states as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat, making all qualified farm operators in the areas eligible for low-interest emergency loans. These are the first disaster designations made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2013. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

Cattle Producers Should Adopt BQA Practices

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

In this week’s “BQA Quality Report” brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs, we hear from Matt Hersom with the University of Florida who said more and more producers are seeing the advantages of being BQA certified. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting BQA.org Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …

Citrus PR Official Outlines ‘OJ Nutrition’ Campaign

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Florida Department of Citrus Public Relations Director Karen Mathis tells why the department has launched a new program promoting the health benefits of orange juice and tells how it will work. 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 …

Georgia Cotton Producer Pleased with Beltwide Conference

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

It’s day three of the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio, Texas as growers and industry folks from across the cotton belt are here. That includes Chuck Coley, a farmer from Vienna, Georgia and Chairman of the National Cotton Council who I talked with about this event and various issues important to the industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …

Citrus Rootstocks Show Promise for Coping with HLB

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Citrus growers attending a Citrus Research and Education Center field day in December learned about new rootstocks that show promise for coping with HLB. Some will likely work well with an advanced citrus production system (ACPS) to provide high yields fast and some may provide HLB tolerance. University of Florida researcher Jude Grosser, who presented the rootstock evaluations, reports. Download …

NCC President Gives Washington Update

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

During this morning’s Production Conference here at the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio, National Cotton Council President Mark Lange gave a Washington update and afterwards we talked about one of the major issues, the farm bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024