House Ag Committee Doesn’t Want to Take Unequal Amount of Cuts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

As the budget battle wages, on House Ag leaders argue that agriculture has done its fair share, with cuts made in the previous farm bills and more recently in crop insurance. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

UGA Weather Monitoring Network Struggling

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Weather

In this report Tyron Spearman has the latest on the the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network, which is in jeopardy due to key faculty and funding losses. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Discussion of School Nutrition Program Shift Begins in Senate

Randall Weiseman Dairy, Florida, General, Vegetables

The Senate Agriculture Committee will be discussing shifting responsibilities for school nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture, a proposal Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is pushing for, but one that has received a lukewarm response from the state’s Board of Education. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

GBB Helping Producers Become BQA Certified

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

Executive Vice President of the Georgia Beef Board, Josh White, reminds cattle producers that a BQA certification course will be available on Thursday, March 31st at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry during the annual GCA Convention. But if you can’t be there that day, he has information of another way you can take the course. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed …

ACA Helping State Face Budget Cuts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, General, Livestock

The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries announced they are facing an immediate $2.3 million in cuts and Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Dr. Billy Powell said they met recently with Ag Commissioner John McMillan about how his department could save money. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …

FL Voluntary Beef Checkoff Continues

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

Roger Butler, Chairman of the Florida Beef Council, wants producers to realize the one-dollar per head beef checkoff just can’t do nearly what it was intended to do back when it started in 1986. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Trying to Tone Down EPA & Giving the Skinny on Nuts

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

Today Tyron Spearman looks at efforts that have been underway in our nation’s capitol to help tone down things with the EPA along with providing information about a new promotion put together by the National Peanut Board. Washington: Download Audio Promotion: Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …

Pork Industry Helping in Japan

Randall Weiseman Livestock, Pork

The National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council are working with the U.S. Meat Export Federation to provide pork for victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck sections of Japan. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

AL Hosting Agricultural Landscapes Forum

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Farmers, natural resources managers, researchers and academics from across the Southeast are among those providing comments at the Agricultural Landscapes Southern Regional Meeting today at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana. I talked with Sheldon Jones, Vice President of the Farm Foundation and organizers of the meeting, as to the purpose of this event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers …

FFB Holding Ag Day at the Capitol

Randall Weiseman Florida

Today is Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Day at the Capitol and director of state legislative affairs, Ben Parks, explains what they hope to accomplish at the annual event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024