FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Ag Hall of Fame Nominations

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is urging listeners to submit nominations for the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame. More information is available online by clicking on FL Ag Hall of Fame. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Tractor Basics

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Today, Everett Griner explains just how we have had tractors… how some names have come and those that have gone. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Growers: Learn How To Form CHMAs At Citrus Expo

Dan Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

Experts say Citrus Health Management Areas are one of the best ways growers can work together to battle psyllids and the HLB they spread. University of Florida entomologist Michael Rogers will discuss CHMAs at Citrus Expo. In these reports, he provides an overview of his presentation, says growers already know how to battle psyllids in their own groves, and says …

FL Farm Bureau Communications Dir Hemphill Retires After 25 Yrs

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Soon after yours truly exited the FFBF Communications Division Director job in 1984, Rod Hemphill was recruited from Florida Radio Network to work in FFB communications. He later became the division director, a job Hemphill held until his official retirement party at FFB headquarters Friday afternoon in Gainesville. A good crowd of well wishers were on hand, and in our …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending July 30th 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

GA Producers Involved at Cattle Industry Conference

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Georgia is one state that is well represnted in Denver at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference, as I talked with Josh White, Executive Vice President of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Assocation about some of the meetings which have taken place and how producers from Georgia have been involved. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

More on Beef Checkoff Review

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

One of the major topics being discussed at the 2010 Cattle Industry Conference here in Denver is the findings of a routine beef checkoff compliance review of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association by an independent CPA firm. Today the Federation of State Beef Councils met and their Chair, Scott George, related how disappointed he was with the way this information …

Update on Disaster Aid Package

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

Senate Ag Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln dropped her 1.5-billion dollar ag disaster provision from the pending Small Business Jobs bill after the Obama administration agreed to take money from existing programs to fund the payments to eligible farmers and ranchers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

New Training to be Required for Fumigant Users

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

The Environmental Protection Agency has gone through a re-registration process for all fumigants and weed agronomist with the University of Georgia, Dr. Stanley Culpepper, says all growers will be required to receive training. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024