Field Day Calendar

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Tyron Spearman runs through some of the field day events upcoming. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

FINAL 2007-CROP COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS FOR PEANUTS

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced that USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will issue $82 million in final 2007 counter-cyclical payments (CCP) to eligible producers with enrolled peanut base acres in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes final counter-cyclical payments on behalf of the CCC at the end of an applicable crop’s 12-month marketing year. …

What About Greening?

Dan Agri View

Everett Griner gives us some facts about this greening that has the citrus industry scrambling for answers and solutions. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

Cotton and Peanut Research Tour

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Peanuts

The Georgia Cotton Commission and the Georgia Peanut Commission have teamed up to offer a research tour for growers of both crops coming up on September 10 in Tifton. For more information contact the Georgia Cotton Commission. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida …

Alabama Forest Land Owners Encouraged to Attend Events

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, USDA-NRCS

Forestry land management will be the focus of four regional field days coming up in Alabama next month and anyone who owns or manages forest land in the state is invited to attend one of the events. The forestry field days are scheduled for October 1 in Conecuh county, October 3 in Franklin/Colbert counties, October 16 in Covington County and …

Using Homebrewed Biodiesel on the Farm

Randall Weiseman Energy, Florida, USDA-NRCS

Using homebrewed biodiesel on the farm was the focus of a workshop held last week in Quincy, co-sponsored by three Resource Conservation and Development Councils, or RC&Ds of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida …

Consumers Paying Higher Prices for Beef

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, General

Consumers have been paying higher prices the past few months for beef and that trend looks to continue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

GA Peanut Crop Improves

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

According to a University of Georgia peanut specialist, the crop in that state really improved after the recent rains. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

Citrus Expo Re-Scheduled Seminars & New Storm Threat

Gary Cooper Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

A new tropical weather system, Hanna, may threaten this week’s re-scheduled Citrus Expo Grower Seminars. As the time of this post Monday the re-staged seminars are still set for Thursday this week at Lake Alfred Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC), with ‘live’ video hookup to the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC) in Immokalee. The full-day seminar schedule …

High Water In Citrus & Re-Scheduled Expo Seminars Attempt

Gary Cooper Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, General

Indian River citrus growers are dealing with more water than some of them have ever seen in their groves. In these reports, news and comments from Florida Citrus Packers Association spokesman Richard Kinney as growers now keep an eye on forecasts for the latest storm threat to the region, Hanna. Also in these reports, comments on what growers can expect …