FL Lawmakers Called Back for Special Session

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Lawmakers will be returning to Tallahassee on July 20, 2010 for a special session to deal with fallout from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. However, there are other issues that legislative leaders may want to take on, such as a variety of veto overrides, which Florida House Representative, Trudi Williams, says could include the General Ag Bill. Download Audio …

Crops at Sunbelt Field Day in Good Condition Despite Wacky Weather

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

Sunbelt Ag Expo held their annual Field Day late last week, and even though the farm has experienced a roller coaster of weather patterns recently, Executive Director, Chip Blalock, and Farm Manager, Michael Williams, said the crops were in good condition for the event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Study Shows US is Short on Produce Acres

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The U.S. does not have enough produce acres to support USDA’s dietary guidelines for minimum daily requirement of fruits and vegetables. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Researchers Scramble to Complete Projects off FL Coast

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops

With the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill looming, researchers from the University of Florida are racing to complete several newly funded projects that will help assess the magnitude of damage done by the spill. Download Audio Visit the University of Florida site for more on these efforts. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

Second Quarter Marketbasket Survey Shows Increase

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s second quarter Marketbasket Survey shows that retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly with the total cost of 16 food items up 4 percent compared to the first quarter of 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Streamlining Operations of Conservation Programs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Each year for the past few years, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has doubled its number of customers serviced with conservation programs, and thus NRCS Chief Dave White says they have a big push on to streamline operations. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA’s Latest Crop Report

Randall Weiseman Corn, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Soybeans

This morning USDA released their latest update of some of this year’s crops as Gary Crawford has a look at the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Crops Seeing Plenty of Weeds

Randall Weiseman Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Peanuts, Soybeans

According to University of Florida Extension Agronomist Barry Brecke, this has been a wet growing season thus far in Northwest Florida and due to this there has been a lot of herbicide use already. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024