New Educational Tool Focuses on Future Consumers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Pork

A new curriculum, Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum, has been designed to give teachers a new tool to teach students on becoming savvy consumers Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Provides Disaster Assistance

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that starting today up to $550 million in disaster assistance will be issued to producers of rice, upland cotton, soybeans and sweet potatoes that suffered losses because of excessive moisture or related conditions in 2009. This assistance will be issued by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) through the Crop Assistance …

Monsanto’s New Weed Management Platform

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

At the Sunbelt Ag Expo this week, Monsanto Company announced their new platform for weed management, as their Cotton Traits Marketing Manager Steve Halvera said the platform is designed to manage tough weeds like palmer pigweed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Beef Hi-lights Positive Meat Trade Outlook

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

The October U.S. meat trade outlook saw little change when it came to pork, broiler, and turkey exports for 2010 but U.S. beef exports are expected to reach near pre-BSE levels. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Sunbelt Expo Sees Good Crowd

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

The 2010 version of the Sunbelt Ag Expo wrapped up today in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman looks back at some of the hi-lights. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

European Peppered Moth Now Confirmed in Florida

Gary Cooper Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

This update about the spread of the European Peppered Moth just in from regional vegetable extension agent Gene McAvoy in Hendry County, FL, who says Scott Krueger with the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry, Plant Inspection Section advises that the European Pepper Moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is now confirmed in Florida (Orange County). FDACS found …

Getting out the Positive Beef Message

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

In our series, “Get to know your Beef Checkoff”, cattle producer Mike Dee from Aliceville, Alabama says he depends on the checkoff to get beef’s positive message out to consumers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

NASS Reminding Producers of Upcoming Surveys

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

State representatives from the National Ag Statistics Service have been on hand during the 33rd edition of the Sunbelt Ag Expo to inform attending producers about some upcoming surveys. 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 GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Farm Bureau’s Pat Cockrell to be Inducted into Hall of Fame

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Florida Farm Bureau’s Pat Cockrell is one of four agricultural leaders to be inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame for 2011 and he says he is humbled and awed by the honor. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024