Getting Commodity Title Right in Farm Bill & Kraft Enters Peanut Butter Market

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has a report on how some are concerned about getting the commodity title right in the new farm bill along with a story on how Kraft is entering the peanut butter market. Farm Bill: Download Audio Kraft: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

GA Peanut Commission Investing in Research

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Georgia, Peanuts

John Harrell, Georgia Peanut Commission advisory board member, explains why he believes the research done by the Commission is critical to the future of the GA Peanut industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Spinach Genes May Stop Deadly Citrus Disease

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

WESLACO – Citrus growers worldwide who currently have no cure for a devastating, tree-killing disease may soon find relief from an unlikely source: spinach. Dr. Erik Mirkov, a plant pathologist at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, has transferred two genes from spinach into citrus trees, apparently providing resistance to citrus greening disease, or Huanglongbing, often referred …

FL Still at High Risk for Wildfires

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry

To date, the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Florida Forest Service has reported 1,048 wildfires on nearly 18,000 acres for 2012. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Daddy Long Legs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Some interesting facts about the very recognizable and harmless Daddy Long Legs. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Working Lands for Wildlife Announced in Alabama

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama along with the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosted a Working Lands for Wildlife event this past Friday, March 23rd at the Bob Pittman Farm in Mobile County. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Discussion Held on Humanitarian Efforts for Peanuts & Argentina About Ready to Harvest Peanuts

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

This past weekend a discussion was held concerning humanitarian efforts for peanuts during the Peanut Proud event as Tyron Spearman has those details along an update on the peanut crop over in Argentina. Discussion: Download Audio Argentina: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024