Cotton Board Working For Producers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Georgia

With the current economic forecast looking a little cloudy, Cotton Incorporated’s Director of Agriculture Research Ed Barnes says they want producers to know that they doing everything they can to ensure a sunnier outlook. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on FFA Specialty License Plates

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the “Plate for a Plate Challenge,” a competition designed to encourage the sales of the FFA specialty license plate. More information about the promotion can be found at FFA Plate on the web. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …

Citrus HLB: Report from Dominican Republic

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, International

HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: Speaking with Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff at the recent International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB) in Orlando, FL, Juan Barcello (photo) from the Dominican Republic says recent finds of HLB in his country about 300 kilometers from commercial plantation areas there, frightens him and other local producers there. Hear his detailed comments in this report. …

UF Economist Spreen: Citrus HLB Impact on Future OJ Prices

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, International

In this follow up report to the recent International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB), comments from Dr Tom Spreen, University of Florida economist, about what the impacts of HLB could be to the orange juice market, and prices for both growers and consumers down the road. Interesting stuff here. HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 6 Percent

Randall Weiseman Cattle

USDA NASS released their monthly Cattle on Feed report this afternoon which shows on-feed numbers in the U.S. are down six percent from last year at this time. To read more of the report click Here USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Food & Water Watch: Imports Hurting U S Farmers, Consumers

Gary Cooper Alabama, Citrus, Florida, Georgia, International, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Patrick Woodall with Washington D C-based Food & Water Watch says international trade deals like NAFAT and CAFTA and others involving food often put U S farmers at a disadvantage and U S consumers on the defensive. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Exports are Up and GA offers Young Peanut Farmer Award

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

Looking at the latest numbers for peanut exports, while not as much as last month, they are still up which is good news for growers. Tyron Spearman looks at those and also talks about a new award put together by the Georgia Peanut Commission called the “Outstanding Young Peanut Farmer Award.” More on peanut exports: GA peanut farmer award: Sponsored …

Trade Agreements Pushed to Next Year

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, General, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer says decisions on trade agreements will be left to the new administration and the new Congress to deal with. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

USDA Offers Poultry Calendars

Randall Weiseman Poultry

As part of its ongoing efforts to educate backyard poultry owners about what they can do to protect their birds against avian influenza, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering free and informative Calendars for 2009. If interested in receiving a free calendar go to this website and click “2009 Backyard Biosecurity Calendar.” Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

Job Well Done…As Usual

Dan Agri View

Turkey farmers have done it again. Everett Griner tells us just what they did. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024