Wide Area Spraying for Psyllids in Citrus: SW Florida Perspective

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Speaking to AgNet’s Ernie Neff (right) recently, University of Florida entomologist Phil Stansley (left) says area wide spray efforts to control citrus psyllids have proven effective in southwest Florida groves. Citrus Expo 2009 planning is underway! Click the logo for updates Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Wide Area Spraying for Psyllids Catching on in FL Citrus

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Wide area cooperative spraying for the greening-spreading asian citrus psyllid is catching on around the Florida citrus belt. In this report, AgNet’s Ernie Neff (left) talks to Vic Story (right) of Story Citrus Services about examples of growers working together on the project in his area of the state. Story spoke at a recent HLB symposium in Bartow. Citrus Expo …

Final Day for GA Referendum

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

Tyron Spearman reminds peanut growers in Georgia that today is the last day to vote in their state referendum. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Farm Subsidies II

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Just what part does size play in the farm subsidies debate? Everett Griner offers more valuable insight, particularly for consumers, in this follow up to yesterday’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

EPA Rejects Review of Ruling

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Peanuts

Not being convinced that a review would reverse last January’s ruling requiring clean water act permits for pesticide applications in or near water, EPA’s Acting Assistant Administrator of Water Mike Shapiro, has said the agency has rejected a full circuit review and instead asked for a two years implementation process. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Teaching Children the Importance of Gardening

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Fifth and Sixth graders from a Washington DC elementary school recently made a return visit to the White House’s Kitchen Garden in order to plant fruit, vegetable, and herbs seedlings as First Lady Michelle Obama planted this message. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Retail Peanut Butter Sales are Up & Peanut Shortcourse this Thursday

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has more information about retail sales of peanut butter along with a reminder about a peanut shortcourse coming up this Thursday. Peanut butter: Short course: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Premise Registration & TB Reminders

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

Livestock producers in Florida & Georgia are being reminded about premise registration while Alabama producers are asked not to forget about an old disease problem known as TB. FL report: GA report: AL report: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Subsidy Levels

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Georgia

In today’s Agri View, Everett Griner discusses farm subsidies, and where the U S food consumer may be without them. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Bert Harris Property Rights Law May Need Tweeking By Legislature

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, Sugar

In this brief report, comments from Dan Stengle representing the Florida Property Rights Coalition about the Bert Harris Private Property Rights Act. Stengle and others say the Harris law needs some tweeking as a result of some recent court cases, and they hope to see it done yet during this legislative session. We have much more on this with Stengle …