Approaching Deadline for AL NRCS Pigweed Initiative

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Peanuts, USDA-NRCS

Eric Schwab, AL NRCS Agronomist, wants to remind Alabama producers in Barbour, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, and Russell counties that October 30, 2010 is the deadline for funding for a EQIP pilot program designed to help control Palmer amaranth. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Outgoing FL Ag Commissioner Gives Advice to Voters

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

As we inch closer to November 2, and the general elections, term limited Ag Commissioner, Charles Bronson, has this advice to voters as they prepare to choose their next Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To …

Ag Employers Encouraged to Participate in ABAC Career Day

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops

Dean of the college of Agriculture and Natural Resources for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Dr Tim Marshall, encourages those looking for quality employees in the Ag sector, to come out November 16 for their second annual Career Connections for Agriculture, Horticulture and Natural Resources. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, …

Checking in on Climate Change Legislation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia

As the lame-duck session prepares to start, November 15, 2010, we check in on the latest buzz regarding climate change legislation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless …

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Pumpkins

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Vegetables

As we prepare for this weekend’s Halloween celebrations, we thought it fitting to pay a little attention to a must have accessory for this holiday, the great pumpkin. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Peanut Inspection Update & GA Peanut Commission Meets with Vilsack

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman runs through the latest peanut inspection figures along with news about talks during the visit by the Secretary of Agriculture to Southwest Georgia this week with representatives from the Georgia Peanut Commssion. Inspections: Download Audio Vilsack: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Study Shows GIPSA Will Cost Jobs

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

A study commissioned by the American Meat Institute indicates that an estimated 104-thousand Americans could lose their jobs if USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s new regulatory proposal is finalized. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, …

Possible Brucellosis Find in Wyoming

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock

Testing for Brucellosis in Wyoming has led to the possible discovery of the disease in the blood of 3 cows from a single herd. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For …

Vegetable Disease Fact Sheets for Growers

Tacy Callies Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

These fact sheets include descriptions, photos and control tips, including registered chemical and biological controls for several vegetable crop diseases. The information comes from Dr. Gary Vallad, plant pathologist at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. Attached are vegetable fact sheets on cucurbit downy mildew, cucurbit powdery mildew, tomato early blight and target spot and tomato bacterial spot …

FL Candidates Paying Close Attention to Numeric Nutrient Criteria

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops

During Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s recently held Annual Meeting, director of Government & Community Affairs, Stacie Braswell, says the statewide candidates that attended the event were well aware of the issues of water and what effect EPA’s upcoming nutrient criteria announcement would have on agriculture and the state as a whole. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts …