Deep Southeast Well Represented in 2011 Specialty Crop Block Grants

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

In an effort to help strengthen the market for specialty crops, USDA is investing in 55 specialty crop block grants that will fund 740 initiatives. The following reports give the specifics for our three states. 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 …

Meetings And Crop Forecast Release Are On Citrus Calendar

Dan Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Commission committees next week will work toward selecting a new Florida Department of Citrus executive director and recommending changes to the Florida Statutes chapter governing the Citrus Commission and the Department of Citrus. The first USDA citrus crop forecast of the season will be released Wednesday. The details are in this report. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got …

Citrus Commissioner Balks At Calling All Florida Grapefruit Sweet

Dan Citrus, Florida

When a Florida Department of Citrus ad agency representative in September proposed telling consumers that Florida grapefruit is sweeter than they think, Citrus Commissioner Ellis Hunt Jr. expressed reservations. He tells why in the first report. Download Audio In the second report, Hunt says various Florida citrus growers like their grapefruit at different times of the year, and points out …

Have a Glass

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

The growing wine industry is very good for producers. Everett Griner talks today on just how this industry is doing. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AL NRCS Longleaf Pine Field Day to be Held in Crenshaw County

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, USDA-NRCS

Al NRCS District Conservation Ben Moore wants to inform landowners of a upcoming Longleaf Field Day in Crenshaw County next Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Fruit Growers Receiving Record Prices in August

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA economist Agnes Perez says specialty crop producers received record prices for their products in the month of August. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

US Consumers Still Love Their Burgers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Florida, General, Georgia

Consumption of hamburgers in the U.S. is significantly higher than just two years ago with nearly half of consumers saying that they eat a burger at least once a week compared with 38 percent in 2009. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Free Trade Agreements to Benefit Specialty Crops

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

With the House Ways and Means Committee passing the FTAs they are now one step closer to becoming approved. Something USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan says would be good news for specialty crop growers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

A Look at the GA Cotton Harvest So Far

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

With about 10 percent of our cotton crop harvested we check in with Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton to see how it is going so far. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FFB Kicks of 2011 Annual Meeting

Randall Weiseman Florida

The 70th Annual Meeting of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation kicks off today at the Peabody Orlando where National Affairs Director Adam Basford says it will center around their newest initiative, “Strengthening Family Farms and Communities since 1941”. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024