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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle …
Cattle Producers Should Adopt BQA Practices
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida …
Citrus PR Official Outlines ‘OJ Nutrition’ Campaign
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 ContentCIR Agriculture …
Georgia Cotton Producer Pleased with Beltwide Conference
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 ContentCIR Agriculture …
Citrus Rootstocks Show Promise for Coping with HLB
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 …
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Everett Griner looks at how the new food stamp program is working. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026
NCC President Gives Washington Update
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle …
When Cotton Farmers Should Price Their Crop
Cotton farmers attending the final Beltwide Cotton Conference this week had the chance to hear from Joe Nicosia Head of Cotton Louis Dreyfus Commodities in Cordova, TN, regarding his thoughts on when to price their crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Former GM Opponent Says He Was Wrong
An environmental activist who helped start the anti-GM movement back in the mid-1990s is now apologizing for his role in demonizing genetically modified crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Alabama Cattlemen Update on Strategic Plan
A couple of years ago the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association put together a strategic plan to help strengthen the Association over the next 5 to 10 years, and I talked with Dr. Billy Powell about how those goals were progressing. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida …