In a Nutshell

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Peanuts get a bad rap. Today Everett Griner tells us just what the producers have to face. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Reinvestment Efforts for the Southeast

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Peanuts

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack held a rural community forum in Southeastern Georgia to announce American Renewal and Reinvestment Act projects aimed at improving local communities and benefiting people throughout rural America. Georgia: Southeast: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Citrus Health Response Plan (CHRP) Considers New Finds, Nurseries

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In these two reports, comments from Patrick Gomes, National Coordinator for the Citrus Health Response Plan (CHRP), from a recent conference call with interested parties where CHRP officials offered updates about the program and enforcement activities related to it. In the first report below, he discusses new HLB finds in the Florida panhandle and elsewhere. In the second cut, Gomes …

New Peanut Loan Rates

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has announced 2009-crop loan rates for four types of peanuts, as Tyron Spearman has the numbers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

SW FL: Reg Deadline May 26 for Farm Safety Day Saturday June 6

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, Sugar, Vegetables

The Nineteenth Annual 2009 Southwest Florida Farm Safety Day is almost here and will be held on Saturday, 6 June 2009. Safe and competent equipment operators are important to farm employers. Accidents, which cause damage, injury or death to employees, equipment and crops are costly. Organizers of the event believe all types of accidents can be reduced with proper employee …

WRP Workshops This Week

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Alabama’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will be hosting three workshops this week regarding the Wetlands Reserve Program. For specific dates, times and locations visit their website. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Wildfire Risk

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Forestry

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the current wildfire activity in the state and precautions to take to reduce the risk. More information about wildfire in Florida can be found on the Florida Division of Forestry web site at Wildland Fire Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

CCD Update

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Still looking for answers. Everett Griner has the scoop. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL’s Cretul on Seminole Compact, Horse Racing, Farm to Fuel & More

Gary Cooper Citrus, Energy, General, Sugar

Catching up with Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Larry Cretul at a Marion County Farm Bureau farm tour luncheon Friday we asked about the impact of the Seminole Gaming Compact on horse racing in Florida; a possible special session; farm to fuel initiatives; grass roots input to lawmakers with respect to the new lobbying restrictions, and what his …

Weekly Livestock Market Reports

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending May 15th 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