Weekly Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending May 25th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

2012 Citrus Expo Seminar Program Taking Shape

Tacy Callies Citrus, Citrus Expo News, International

“The 2012 Citrus Expo seminar program promises to be the best in Expo’s history with more grower input than ever before,” says seminar coordinator and UF/IFAS Extension specialist Tim Spann. “This year’s program will include an economics session in which researchers, growers and regulators will present information on harvesting and labor costs, the economics of mechanical harvesting and abscission, and …

Safe Grilling and Marinating

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Florida, General, Georgia, Pork, Poultry

Tina Hanes with the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline gives summer chefs a few quick tips to ensure that their cookout is as safe as it is delicious. Grilling Download Audio Marinating Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Peanuts Need an Insurance Revenue Program

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Georgia, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has a story concerning peanut farmers and how the new farm bill needs to include an insurance revenue program for them. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FSIS Looks to Enhance Label Review Process

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has introduced a web-based label approval system to streamline the review process for meat, poultry and egg product labels. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Don’t Fry Day

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has declared this Friday before Memorial day as “Don’t Fry Day.” Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Provides Funding for Florida Pest & Disease Management

Dan Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

USDA Provides Funding to Cooperators in Florida for Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is allocating $6.7 million, provided by Section 10201 of the 2008 Farm Bill, for projects that prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and diseases that threaten Florida’s agriculture …