White Named as NRCS Chief

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, USDA-NRCS

WASHINGTON–Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has named Dave White as chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). With approximately 12,000 employees and an annual budget in excess of $3 billion NRCS is the nation’s leading agency in conserving natural resources on private lands. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Managing Fertilizer Cost

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Vegetables

When considering input cost many producers take a second look at their fertilizer expenses and Jimmy Johnson with Agrotain says that they can help make the farmer’s fertilizer go further. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Proline Fungicide Now Registered For Peanuts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Peanut growers plagued with CBR now have a new tool to suppress this disease, as Bayer CropScience has received EPA registration permitting in-furrow applications of Proline® fungicide to peanuts. For more information about Proline® log on to BayerCropScienceUS.com Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Groups React to New Red Meat Study

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork

According to a National Cancer Institute study a link has been found between red and processed meat and an increase in the risk of mortality, something that is being disputed by the American Meat Institute and others. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cotton More Than Just Clothes

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Most consumers only think of cotton as being used for clothing or household goods, but Karen Nikitopoulos, Communications Director for the Georgia Cotton Commission, says that cotton is used much more in our daily lives than we may realize. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Peanut Industry Awaiting Planting Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

We are just a week away from USDA releasing its perspective planting report as it comes out next Tuesday, March 31st, and Tyron Spearman knows many in the peanut industry are anxious to see those numbers. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Ag Commissioner Addresses Key Budget Issues

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops

Budget cuts are almost a certainty this legislative session with the only questions remaining being where and how much. Florida Ag Commissioner Bronson touches on this and more with this series of reports. Cuts are Inevitable Importance of the Department’s Water Division Certain Programs are a Must Ag Sector is Still Strong The Complexity of the Ag Commissioner Job Sponsored …

GCC Concerned about Farm Bill Delays

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The delay of the Farm Bill implementation is making some growers anxious and Richey Seaton, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, and other industry leaders voiced that concern to members of their delegation during a recent trip to Washington. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

ASCA Working to Represent the Southeastern Interest

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Field Crops, Soybeans

Don Glenn past president of the Alabama Soybean and Corn Association says even though the majority of corn and soybeans are still grown in the Midwest, it is important to get the southeastern perspective. For more information regarding The Alabama Soybean and Corn Association visit their website. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …