Ag in Review for the Week of August 22, 2011

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

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 ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …

Monsanto Proving that Weed Free Fields are Still Possible

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 ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research …

Water Management Districts to See More Funding Cuts

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 ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research …

Dairy Herds Increasing

Hot temperatures and hot prices are two big factors in the dairy business this summer as Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …

Tight Cattle Supplies Could Last for a While

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 ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research …

IRENE LOCATION LOCATION…30.7N 77.3W

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

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 ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida …

Peanut Harvest Underway in Parts of Florida

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 ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

NRCS Helping Limited Resource Farmers Address Conservation Concerns

In a previous report we discussed the awarding of the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants. And one of the grant recipients, Glyen Holmes with the New North Florida Cooperative Association, explains how they hope to use ther funding to assist limited resource farmers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …