Loans and Grants Available to Improve Farmworker Housing

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

USDA Rural Development is accepting pre-applications for loans and grants to build or rehabilitate rural rental housing for domestic farmworkers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Know Your Farmer Compass Update Offers More Tools

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

Deputy Ag Secretary Kathleen Merrigan says the updated version of USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass offers more information and navigational capacity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Control Burn

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia

Everett Griner tells us why control burning helps protect our forests. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Athletes Prepare for 2012 Olympic Games with PB&J

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

The 2012 Olympic Games begin in London next week and many of America’s Olympic athletes have been training with the help of Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …

Drought Not Yet at 1988 Levels, But Trending That Way

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Soybeans, Weather

USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber believes drought damage to the corn and soybean crops may turn out to be much worse than current numbers indicate. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

AL NASS Gearing Up for 2012 Census of Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Alabama NASS director Bill Weaver says they are gearing up for the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Corn and Soybeans Not the Only Crops Having to Endure Drought

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

News of how the drought in the Midwest is affecting the corn and soybean crop has been well documented, but in the following report, USDA’s Susan Carter tells us how the Northeastern grape crop is enduring the dry conditions. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …

Register Now for Alabama Grazing Clinics

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Eddie Jolley with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama reminds producers registration for a couple of the 2012 Alabama Grazing Management Clinics is this Friday. Download Audio To register by this Friday, July 20th go to the Alabama NRCS website. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …

GA Farmers Get Updates on Ag Issues at Annual Summit

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Poultry, Soybeans, Vegetables

Yesterday, Joint Agriculture Chairmen Senator John Bulloch and Representative Tom McCall held their annual Ag Issues Summit. Representative McCall says the effort was originally started a few years back in response to water issues, but has evolved. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida …