Poultry Calendar Available

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

U.S.D.A. is offering a free and informative 2010 calendar as part of its ongoing efforts to educate backyard poultry owners about what they can do to protect their birds against infectious poultry diseases. To learn more about receiving this free calendar go to healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov and click on “2010 Backyard Biosecurity Calendar.” Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …

UF Researchers Find Lone Culprit Behind HLB, “Citrus Greening”

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. This news was released from University of Florida Wednesday, December 9, 2009 – GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have shown that the disease that threatens to devastate the world’s citrus crop is almost certainly the result of a lone species of bacteria, and not that of a combination …

Cotton Crop Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia

The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their monthly crop forecast for the 2009 cotton crop this morning as Shiela Corley with USDA NASS in Washington D.C. has the December numbers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Citrus Crop Update: All Oranges Reduced to 135.0 M Boxes

Gary Cooper Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

The Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 135.0 million boxes, comprised of 66.0 million boxes of Valencia oranges and 69.0 million boxes of the non-Valencia varieties (early, midseason, Navel, and Temple). The reduction of 1.0 million boxes is in the Valencia category. If realized, this forecast would be 17 percent less than last …

FL Citrus Growers Approve Research Order in Referendum

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

We did a post earlier about this expectation, and the official word got to us late in the day on Wednesday, from the Agriculture Commissioner’s office in Tallahassee. Here is that official news release TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announces the Florida citrus industry has overwhelmingly voted to continue funding a self-imposed tax to conduct important research …

Fertilizer Enhance Products Can Improve a Producer’s ROI

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

Fertilizer can ultimately help a producers bottom line, but Melanie Acklin, director of marketing with Specialty Fertilizer Products, says they have two products that can help fertilizer gain even more efficiency. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

New Horticulture Irrigation Survey

Randall Weiseman Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

The Agricultural Statistics Service will soon reveal an irrigation survey with a focus on horticulture. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

ATV Safety Tips

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

All Terrain Vehicles are a common gift during the holidays and Dave Scheitz, executive director of Farm Safety 4 Just Kids, gives us some tips on the ATV safety. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024