FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Redbay Ambrosia Beetle

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Forestry, Specialty Crops

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is warning about the threat to avocado and redbay trees of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and the Laurel Wilt disease caused by the insect pest. More information is available from the FDACS Division of Plant Industry web site by clicking on Laurel Wilt. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …

FL Cattlewomen at FCA Convention

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, Livestock

The 2009 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention will be taking place this week at Marco Island as Lindsey John, President of the Florida Cattlewomen’s Association, says they will have a good group there and are looking forward to a great event. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Weekly Livestock Market Reports

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending June 12th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

GJCA Field Day is Wednesday

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

The annual Georgia Junior Cattlemen’s Association Field Day will be held this coming Wednesday, June 17th at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry as all juniors are invited to attend. To learn more about the GJCA Field Day click on gabeef.org. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AJCA Roundup Set for July

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Livestock

The 2009 Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association Roundup will be held in Montgomery in July, as Reid Blossom said all juniors are invited to come and participate. The AJCA roundup will be July 24-26 so click on bamabeef.org for the details. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FSA County Committee Nominations & Peanut Posted Price Steady

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

Farmer and rancher candidate nominations will begin on Monday June 15th for local Farm Service Agency county committees, as Tyron Spearman has that information along with this week’s peanut posted price. Nominations: Peanut posted price: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Plant Licensed for Oyster Irradiation Treatment

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today that the department’s Division of Aquaculture has licensed Food Technology Services Incorporated (FTSI) in Mulberry, Florida, to use irradiation to produce safer oyster products. This is the first facility in the nation that has been formally recognized to use this special process since the original approval was …

Planting Deadline for Crop Insurance

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Persistent wet weather has delayed cotton planting, but Richey Seaton, executive director with the Georgia Cotton Commission, says June 15 is the planting deadline that many growers have circled on their calendar. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Citrus Producing States Consider Research-Only Market Order

Dan Citrus, Florida

In this series of reports, Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks reports on talks that Florida, California and Texas citrus interests had about federal marketing orders in Denver early in June. According to Sparks, California and Texas representatives wouldn’t consider a promotional marketing order to raise marketing funds. Those states are, however, interested in an order that would raise research …