Highlands Citrus Group Focuses on Local Issues

Dan Citrus, Florida

Greening disease is a gigantic concern in Highlands County as it is in other citrus-producing counties; Highlands County Citrus Growers Association Executive Director Ray Royce discusses his growers’ approach to it in the first report. In the following reports, he addresses numerous local issues, including property appraisals and comprehensive plans, as well as funding of citrus research and advertising. Post …

NCBA Working on Tax Issues

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

Colin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said they are working hard on the issue of taxes which will need to be dealt with when Congress returns next year. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Peanut Butter Donations

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman looks at how donations of peanut butter made in Georgia have really helped in certain areas. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FFB Depends on their Leaders for Guidance and Implementation

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Adam Basford, national affairs coordinator with The Florida Farm Bureau, says the federation is a grassroots organization that relies on its leaders to to assist them in identifying and addressing the concerns of their members. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AL Counties Declared Natural Disaster Areas

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Weather

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 66 counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to to excessive rain, flooding and flash flooding that occurred during the period of Jan. 1, 2009, and continuing. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Valent Introduces New INOVATE System for 2010

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Georgia, Soybeans

Chris Meador with Valent U.S.A., says they are excited to introduce their new soybean seed protection combination to allow producers to better manage their crop from an early stage. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

SURE Program Now Available

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Weather

WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has implemented the new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program (SURE) in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill. Vilsack also encouraged producers to visit their USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office beginning on January 4, 2010, to participate in the program if they suffered crop production losses during the 2008 …

Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club returning sponsor of the 2010 HITS

Randall Weiseman Equine, Florida, General, Livestock

OCALA, FL (December 28, 2009)—HITS is proud to announce that the Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club is returning as a sponsor of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, set to begin at HITS Post Time Farm, in Ocala, Florida on Wednesday January 20. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …