No Seen Benefits to Cap and Trade for Specialty Crop Growers

Randall Weiseman Energy, Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Climate change is certainly a big issue on many producers minds and Roger Mix, vice president of environmental affairs for the National Potato Council, says that they are concerned that cap and trade will ultimately become cap and tax for specialty crop growers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …

Beef Holding a Food Fight

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

Due to the damaging myths about beef production, the beef industry has decided to fight back by holding a food fight. Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Lucinda Williams talks about what the industry is doing. To learn more contact your state beef council or click here. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida …

Household Food Security Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

USDA released their annual Household Food Security Report, as Tyron Spearman has a look at some of the details. View the full USDA Household Food Security report here: www.ers.usda.gov/features/householdfoodsecurity/ Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …

Computers on Farms

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Farm use of technology is lagging. How? Everett Griner explains. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025

More on this Year’s Harvest Woes

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia, Peanuts, Weather

Rain has certainly been the story of this year’s harvest and that story continued as tropical depression Ida brought more moisture to the region last week. The following reports have an update on where we stand and what weather to expect this week, as well as a producer’s perspective on the unusual year. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique …

Recent Grassroots Efforts Need to Continue

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock

With numerous issues lurking in Congress that could all end up having negative implications on agriculture, Congressman Adam Putnam says that producers need to continue on the momentum of recent grassroots efforts that have successfully gotten the attention of those in Washington. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major …

FDA Holds Off on Warm Month Oyster Ban

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops

The FDA has decided not to institute a planned ban on the sale of raw, unprocessed oysters from May through November. And will instead continue to work with Gulf oyster producers to further reduce the frequency of illness. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef …

Challenges Create Opportunities

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia

As several challenges currently face both U.S. consumers and producers, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, says that with those challenges, comes opportunity. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025

NRCS State Offices Receives Allocations

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Regional Assistant for the East, Walt Douglas, told me this morning the allocations for the upcoming year are now in which is earlier than most years. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding …

AL NRCS Moving Forward with Allocations

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

And when it comes to the funds for Alabama, NRCS State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett told me they are working to let every county in the state know what they have to work with so they can get started. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied …