Citrus Industry eNews: Reports on Citrus Health Management Areas

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

If you would like to receive the eNews version directly via e-mail, please subscribe here. DON’T MISS THIS Highlands County Citrus Growers Are High on CHMAs Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FFB Keeping a Close Eye on Issues on the State and Federal Level

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Florida Farm Bureau Assistant Director of Ag Policy, Andrew Walmsley, says they have been keeping a close eye on a multitude of issues here in the state as well as in Washington D.C. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FFAA Seeks Student Applications for $2,000 Scholarships

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida, General, Vegetables

Applications are now being accepted from qualified students at the University of Florida, Florida Southern College and Florida A&M University for $2,000 scholarships sponsored by the Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association. The scholarships are designed to promote the study of agriculture in higher education and to encourage academic excellence among students pursuing agriculture studies. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust …

Resistant Weeds

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

Pigweed, Goose-grass is two weeds becoming herbicide resistant. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Livestock and Poultry Subcommittee Listens to Concerns about Feed Availability

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2011) – The House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry heard firsthand the challenges the livestock and poultry industries face today and expect to face in the coming years because of tight feed grain supplies. The hearing came on the heels of a U.S. Department of Agriculture World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report …

RFA Responds to Tight Feed Supplies Being Blamed on Ethanol

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Corn, Dairy, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

While the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry considers the concerns of livestock and poultry producers about feed availability and their claims that ethanol is to blame, Matt Hartwig with the Renewable Fuels Association says the ethanol industry will produce almost 40 million metric tons of livestock feed this year in the form of distillers grains, which is …

FL NRCS Working with Producers on Integrated Pest Management

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

Agronomist for the Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service, Steve Boetger, says they are working with producers in finding ways to better manage insects, diseases and weeds through integrated pest management. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Potassium Issues Plagued GA Cotton Producers

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

UGA Extension Soil Scientist Glen Harris says the hot and dry summer has unfortunately aided in bringing his early prediction of potassium issues for cotton producers to fruition. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024