CRDF’s Davis Skeptical of HLB Cure; Wants Short-Term Help

Dan Citrus, Florida

Several growers last week urged the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s (CRDF) Research Management Committee to devote significant HLB research dollars to short-term solutions, including foliar nutrients that have apparently kept trees productive for years. Among those growers was CRDF board member Joe Davis Jr. In this interview, Davis tells why he’s skeptical that an HLB cure will be found, …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending August 26th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Monsanto Proving that Weed Free Fields are Still Possible

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Georgia

You can’t talk about cotton in the southeast without talking about glyphosate resistant pigweed, but Monsanto regional agronomist Ty Fowler says with a good management program clean fields are still a very real possibility. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Water Management Districts to See More Funding Cuts

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, Specialty Crops, Sugar

The Department of Environmental Protection has proposed cutting the budget of the state’s water management districts by another $700 million dollars next year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Dairy Herds Increasing

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

Hot temperatures and hot prices are two big factors in the dairy business this summer as Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Tight Cattle Supplies Could Last for a While

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Looking at overall cattle supplies, USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagham explains why we could see a tight situation for some time to come. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

IRENE LOCATION LOCATION…30.7N 77.3W

Dan General, Georgia, Weather

BULLETIN HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 25 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011 1100 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 …OUTER RAIN BANDS OF LARGE HURRICANE IRENE NEARING THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS…. SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…30.7N 77.3W ABOUT 330 MI…530 KM SSW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…N OR …

Using Mosquitoes to Stop the Spread of the Dengue Virus

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Mosquitoes can spread a multitude of diseases, but now scientists have made progress in using those same mosquitoes to reign in some of the very diseases they are known to distribute. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Harvest Underway in Parts of Florida

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

Peanut harvest has begun in some areas of Florida as I talked with Ken Barton with the Florida Peanut Producers Association about what they have seen thus far. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024