USDA Designates 60 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 60 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas caused by cold weather and freezing conditions that occurred in January 2010. The 60 counties are: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending January 29th 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

FFB Checkout Week Coming Up this Month

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Just a reminder that Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out Week is coming up Febuary 21-27, 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

GA Legislative Session Week 3 Overview

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia

Lawmakers have now completed 8 of the 40 days in Georgia’s Legislative Session. And next week is set to be a busy one with the State Legislative Breakfast on Febuary 3, 2010. To register for your tickets go online to the Georgia Agri-Business Website. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

U.S. Milling Industry Suffering from Foreign Government Competition

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

Today’s U.S. Cotton Milling industry has shrunk drastically compared to ten years ago and Andy Warlick CEO of Parkdale Mills says the decline is due to heavy foreign competition Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Beware of Census Fraud

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

It’s time for the 2010 Census and folks are encouraged to take part but are also warned to be cautious. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Merits Of Citrus Greening Management Methods Addressed

Dan Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council Chairman Peter McClure in the first report tells growers which types of scientists favor different greening control strategies. He tells how to choose between destroying infected trees and using nutritional programs to keep them alive and productive. Download Audio In the second report, Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Broadband Projects Announced & GA Museum Budgets Moved

Randall Weiseman Alabama, General, Georgia

An Alabama project was one of fourteen Recovery Act Broadband Infrastructure projects that will receive funding made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as Tyron Spearman has that story along with information concerning a budget change with a couple of agricultural museums in Georgia. Broadband: Download Audio Museums: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

Alabama’s Lana Slaten New ANCW President

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

At an induction ceremony held Thursday evening at the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas, Lana Slaten of Cullman, Alabama was elected 59th president of the American National CattleWomen, Inc. (ANCW). Slaten has served CattleWomen and the beef industry on the local, state and national level. She has served as Alabama CattleWomen president and in numerous capacities at …

GA Family Receives Regional ESAP Award

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

During the National Environmental Stewardship Award presentation Thursday evening at the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention, Region II was well represented by Greenview Polled Hereford Farms, Inc. of Screven, Ga. Pictured is the Jonathan (Jonny) Harris Family receiving their regional award, as they were nominated by Georgia Cattlemen’s Association. Then after the presentation of the seven regional winners, Leavitt Lake Ranches …