Southeastern Farmers Made Good Planting Progress Last Week

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 ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune …

Peanut Planting Continues

Seed continues to go on the ground as Tyron Spearman has an update on the planting progress here in the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle …

Sunbelt Ag Expo Planning Most Innovative Field Day Yet

Sunbelt Ag Expo will hold its annual Field Day on July 11, and Farm Manager Michael Chafin says this year’s event will be the most innovative yet. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …

Sugar Industry Dealing with Surplus

USDA’s Gary Crawford explains how a huge surplus of sugar is causing headaches for producers and USDA policy makers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud …

Congressmen Draw Chuckles and Groans at Citrus Meeting

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 ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …

Pleased with Beef Checkoff Audit

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

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 ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers …

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

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 ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …

Corn Planting Progress Picks Up

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 ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida …

TV Commercials Feature Florida Citrus

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 ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …