Weekly Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending November 19th 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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Congressional Action on Pigford Settlement

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

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement on Pigford settlement agreement funding today approved by the U.S. Senate: “President Obama and I pledged not only to treat all farmers fairly and equally, but to right the wrongs of the past for farmers who faced discrimination. Today, the Senate took a bold step and provided …

ACA Board Approves Marketing Plan

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Livestock

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors met Thursday in Montgomery as one of the main topics was the beef checkoff marketing plan for the upcoming year. Both Dr. Billy Powell and ACA President Mike Dee were pleased with the new plan that was approved. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

Pleased with Extra Beef Checkoff Dollars

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

Robert Fountain, Jr. of Adrian, Georgia serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Cattlemens Beef Board, and he told me this past week the extra beef checkoff dollars they were able to add to the fiscal 2011 budget became available after some projects this past year came in under budget. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Numbers Indicate Good Peanut Crop Overall

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

While dry conditions did affect the peanut crop in some areas, Tyron Spearman runs through the numbers released by NASS which show it still looks to be a pretty good crop this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USB Sponsoring Media Room at Ag Connect Expo 2011

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Soybeans

Ag Connect Expo 2011 is coming to Atlanta on January 8-10, 2011. And Vanessa Kummer, communications chair for the United Soybean Board, says they’re excited to be involved in this world-class event by sponsoring the media room. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Supreme Court Approves Everglades Finance Plan

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar

In a unanimous ruling, the state’s highest court upheld the South Florida Water Management District’s plan to use bonds in order to purchase 27,000 acres from U.S. Sugar. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

UF Citrus Research Chief Offers Outlook On HLB Solutions

Dan Citrus, Florida

Citrus Research and Education Center Interim Director Jackie Burns discusses research that will hopefully lead to HLB solutions. The first report focuses on short-term solutions, the second on some “way out” research, and the third on long-term control efforts. Download Audio Download Audio Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …

Timmer Takes Long-Term Look At HLB’s Impact On Citrus

Dan Citrus, Florida

HLB could make things look bleak for the Florida citrus industry short term, but there will likely be long-term solutions. So University of Florida professor emeritus Pete Timmer, a plant pathologist, told a recent citrus economics conference. In this report, he also outlines the program that he thinks can succeed against HLB. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less …