USDA Rural Housing Assistance

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced several efforts to address concerns in the housing market. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cattle Feedlots Facing a Difficult Year

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock

USDA’s latest cattle on feed report has the number of placements in feedlots during January at 1.85 million head, down 2 percent from last year, indicating the number of cattle available is getting smaller. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Redistricting Case Heads to Court

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: The Florida Supreme Court hears oral arguments this morning in what could be a landmark redistricting case, after a series of shifting coalitions triggered a week and half of topsy-turvy decisions. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Growers See Gardinier’s Advanced Citrus Production System

Dan Citrus, Florida

Approximately 40 growers last week visited a 40-acre advanced citrus production block at a Gardinier Florida Citrus grove near Indiantown on a tour organized by citrus Extension agent Tim Hurner. Gardinier General Manager Lee Jones in this report explains the reasoning behind the block that he sees as the grove of the future. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? …

Citrus Foundation Allocates $7 Million For HLB Research

Dan Citrus, Florida

Citrus Research and Development Foundation Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning discusses the group’s latest funding of HLB research this week. He also addresses the search for short-term and long-term solutions to HLB, and describes a national advisory council on HLB that met following the foundation session. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll …

Florida Beef Council Unveils New Logo

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

To the right is the brand new logo unveiled by the Florida Beef Council as Ashley Hughes said they are excited to have this to use in the state along with the well known national beef check. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Georgia Beef Board to Hold Beef 102 Workshop

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

Brooke Williams with the Georgia Beef Board says the Beef 102 workshop they will put on this summer for pro-start and culinary art instructors will cover many things including the newer beef value cuts. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Alabama Cattlemen Using BOLD Study

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association talks about how the new Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study will help them while out promoting beef at various events. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Reminder of Gulf of Mexico Initiative Signup Deadline Coming Up March 1

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, USDA-NRCS

One last reminder that the deadline for the Gulf of Mexico Initiative is coming up March 1, 2012. The Alabama priority watersheds include the Weeks Bay (Upper Fish River) in Baldwin County and the Escambia River (Canoe Creek and Pine Barren Creek – Sandy Hollow) in Escambia County, Alabama. AL – John Curtis: Download Audio The Florida priority watersheds include …