USDA Working to Clarify Sugar Program

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Acting Under Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse says he is working to clarify U.S. Sugar Policy. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026

ASA Statement on President’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2013

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Soybeans

February 14, 2012…St. Louis, Mo… President Barack Obama unveiled his budget for fiscal year 2013 yesterday; a proposal that includes a $32 billion reduction in agricultural spending. American Soybean Association (ASA) President Steve Wellman, a soybean farmer from Syracuse, Neb., issues the following statement on the president’s proposal: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted …

Vilsack Refers to 2013 USDA Budget as Stable

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack believes stable is the right word to describe the Department’s newly proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2013. General: Download Audio Produce: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

National Pork Board Statement Regarding McDonald’s Announcement

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

McDonald’s Corp. announced Monday that it would begin developing a plan to transition its pork supply away from farmers who use conventional sow gestation stalls. The National Pork Board recognizes that food companies, including McDonald’s, make decisions in the best interests of their businesses. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle …

President’s Budget Threatens to Tax Agriculture Out of Business

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

WASHINGTON (Feb. 14, 2012) – President Barack Obama Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, proposed a multi-trillion-dollar-budget. The president said the budget is designed to spur job creation and impose higher taxes on the rich. However, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President J.D. Alexander said the president’s take on the estate tax threatens job creation and punishes the producers of food and fiber. …

Rucks Discusses Citrus Nursery Tree Shortage And The Future

Dan Citrus, Florida

Nurseryman Phil Rucks in these reports reflects on the current shortage of nursery trees available for Florida citrus growers to plant and looks at the future situation. Download Audio Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers …

Increasing Production

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Research will improve food production. Everett Griner tells us what is going on in the research world. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, …

Valentine Flowers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops

Of the approximately $15.7 billion that will be spent to celebrate Valentines Day in the U.S., roughly 1.7 billion will be spent on flowers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

NCC Executive Outlines STAX Proposal Rationale

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia

MEMPHIS — Addressing the joint meeting of the National Crop Insurance Services and American Association of Crop Insurers, National Cotton Council President/CEO Mark Lange laid out the circumstances that brought the U.S. cotton industry to endorse a sweeping change in cotton policy. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …

Peanut Growers Undecided What to Plant

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

After talking with growers at last week’s annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Show, Ken Barton with the Florida Peanut Producers Association said many are still undecided as to how many acres of peanuts they will plant this season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …