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 Provided Opportunity …

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 Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …

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 Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

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 Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle …

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 Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

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 Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of …

Less Peanuts than Expected & Peanut Exports are Down

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

According to the FSIS count, there are less peanuts in at this time than some had expected as Tyron Spearman has more on that and also the latest peanut export numbers. Peanuts: Exports: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Farm-City Week

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about Farm-City Week, which celebrates the vital farm-city partnerships that have done so much to improve the quality of our lives. More information is available online by clicking on Farm-City Week. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …

Survey Results

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

Just what do surveys prove? Everett Griner looks at this and lets us know. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …

Joe Davis (Sr. and Jr.) Support Citrus Research Order

Dan Citrus, Florida

Central Florida citrus growers Joe Davis Jr. and Joe Davis Sr. tell why they’ll vote for the new citrus research order in a referendum that begins this week. Joe Jr. is a member of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation that would administer funds collected by the new research order; Joe Sr. is a former long-time member and chairman of …