University of Florida entomologist Lukasz Stelinski will focus on several aspects of psyllid control in his Citrus Expo presentation Aug. 19. He’ll discuss psyllid biology, low-volume sprays and new pesticide technologies. He and Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff discuss his presentation in the first report below. In the second report, Stelinski says Expo attendees will get a good take-home message about …
Beef Board Looks Ahead
With beef checkoff revenues down, Cattlemen’s Beef Board CEO Tom Ramey recently talked about the how they’ve updated projections for this year. For more information about checkoff-funded programs, visit mybeefcheckoff.com
Program Deadlines, Average Peanut Price, & Shellers to Meet
USDA has two program deadlines coming up this week as Tyron Spearman reminds us about those and also has information for growers concerning the average peanut price and about a shellers meeting coming up this week. Program deadlines: Peanut prices: Shellers Meeting:
Some Current Varieties Already Out Perform 555
With the departure of Phytogen 555 from the marketplace, Steve Brown, Cotton Development Specialist with Dow Agri Science, says that they already have some varieties on the market that have out performed it in trials.
Smokey’s Birthday
Today is the 65th birthday of an American icon – Smokey Bear!
FL Commissioners Spotlight on SART, Part Two
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about veterinarians and animal health technicians who work under the State Agricultural Response Team (SART) umbrella volunteering their time and skills to assist local, state, and national emergency response teams during disasters. More information is available on line by clicking on Florida Veterinary Corps.
New Farm Technology
Sunbelt Expo is moving ahead and Everett Griner fills us in on the facts.
Ag in Review for the Week of August 3rd, 2009
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast .
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending August 8th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
Governor Backs Everglade Deal
Governor Charlie Crist has defended a $536 million plan with U.S. Sugar Corp. to purchase 73,000 acres in the Everglades to help connect Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades.