AL Cattlemen Promote Rodeo

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Livestock

It’s almost SLE rodeo time again in Montgomery, as Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association puts out an invitation for families across the state to attend a weekend of fun events. To learn more about this years rodeo coming up March 5 -7 log on to www.bamabeef.org Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …

GA Beef Team in Action

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia

Georgia Beef Board’s Ashley Hughes says the Beef Team is back at it again answering consumer questions and promoting beef. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Challenged by Lack of Beef Dollars

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida

Florida is just one of the many states struggling to continue beef promotion programs due to dwindling checkoff dollars, and it’s at a time that Florida Beef Council’s Jim Handley says the dollars are really needed. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Vilsack Visits Georgia

Randall Weiseman Georgia

The new Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was in Georgia recently as Tyron Spearman has information about what he talked about. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Monsanto Launches Genuity

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

ST. LOUIS (Feb. 25, 2009) – Monsanto has announced the launch of Genuity™, a family of traits designed to work together to enhance crop potential and simplify trait selection for farmers. The Genuity brand will differentiate and unify the agriculture company’s technology products under one platform and make it simpler for growers to select the traits best suited for their …

Cotton Production Meetings Offer Rare Opportunity

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The University of Georgia and the Georgia Cotton Commission are still touring the state with their 2009 Cotton Production Meetings and The Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director, Richey Seaton says that the meetings offer a rare opportunity. Next week meeting include Dodge, Turner, Jeff Davis, Elbert, Morgan, Brooks, Lowndes, Bulloch, Effingham, Toombs, Treutlen, Montgomery and Wheeler Counties. Click here for …

Socially Disadvantaged Farmer Program

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

The 2008 Farm Bill created some new categories in the Environmental Quality Incentive Program in order to broaden the outreach to possible customers that NRCS may not have been working before. John Curtis, Research Conservationist explains one of those new programs. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …

Coalition Wants More Ethanol in Gas

Randall Weiseman Corn, Energy, General

Members of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition say they want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue a waiver to allow the sale of 13 percent ethanol blends. The ethanol blend rate into gasoline is currently 10 percent. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Kathleen Merrigan Nominated for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Kathleen Merrigan has been tapped by President Obama to be the next deputy secretary of agriculture, the number two position in USDA which traditionally has been responsible for day to day operations at the department. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024