Update on Changes to Beef Checkoff

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board has been busy talking with a variety of producers and industry representatives this summer about possible changes to the beef checkoff, and CBB CEO Tom Ramey gives us an update on where that process currently stands. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …

Peanut Production Expected to be Up

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Overall, the latest forecast from USDA is for peanut production to be up this year and that includes higher numbers here in the southeast. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Slight Change in U.S. Cotton Crop Forecast

Randall Weiseman General

The September forecast for the U.S. cotton crop has been released by USDA, as Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. says there is a slight change from last month’s report. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst …

Group Protecting Livestock Producers

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock, Pork

For livestock producers, there is a group watching your back in Washington D.C. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Another Bad Year

Dan Agri View

Just what is this a bad year for? Everett Griner talks about it today and lets us know. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Peanut Researcher Pleased with Crop

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

A peanut/cotton field day was held yesterday near Tifton, Georgia and UGA’s John Beasley said he felt good about the peanut crop as harvest gets underway. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Florida Citrus Mutual: Gov’t Purchase Can Reduce OJ Inventory

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Mutual’s Board of Directors, among other actions this week, has directed staff to pursue efforts toward more government purchases of orange juice to reduce high inventories in the pipeline as we go into the harvest season. Mutual’s CEO Mike Sparks comments in detail in these two reports. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober …

Scouting Groves Not An Option, It Is A Must

Gary Cooper Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

One of the pointed messages from the recently rescheduled Citrus Expo Seminars at Lake Alfred was delivered by Jamie Yates, who coordinates the canker and greening extension education program for UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center. One of the first speakers on the program, and also a key player in helping AgNet put the rescheduled seminar programs together at Lake …

For Citrus Psyllid Control, Temperature Matters

Gary Cooper Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

In this report, a research update about citrus psyllid control. Entomologist Lukasz Stelinski at UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred discussed the topic at the recently re-scheduled Citrus Expo Seminars, telling growers that temperature matters when applying different types of products to control citrus psyllid populations. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober …

How Many Insecticides Does It Take?

Dan Agri View

If you have an idea, USDA and Wildlife officials will listen. What about? Everett Griner tells us just what this is all about. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025