Planting Crops Instead of Pasture Land

Dan Agri View

There are problems involved with this, and Everett Griner tells us just what they are.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Another One-week Farm Bill Extension is Passed

Randall Weiseman General

Congress passed another one-week extension of the current farm bill Thursday so now the question is will President Bush sign it. He had asked the House and Senate to extend the law for at least a year if they were not close to finishing the new bill. But Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin said they are close to a …

Greening Meeting Held in Ft. Pierce

Dan Citrus, Florida

Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has been attending the meeting in Ft. Pierce of some of the top scientists with the USDA and The National Academy of Sciences where citrus greening was the topic of discussion.  There were some suggestions made and Ernie tells us just what some of these were.   Report 1 (2:00 mp3)                        Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …

Farm Bill Taken by Higher Committee

Randall Weiseman General

With certain ones in Washington scrambling to get a farm bill completed by Friday, Tyron Spearman reports that for now it’s been taken over by a higher committee. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Commodity Futures Trading Concerns

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Agricultural interests are concerned about the effect speculators in the commodity markets are having on prices. The commodity futures trading commission held a forum on the topic this week and Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says the cotton industry was represented. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

Florida CSP Workshop Tuesday

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

Agriculture producers in parts of Bay, Jackson, Holmes, Walton and Washington counties could be eligible for payments from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Conservation Security Program. Landowners in that area learn can more about the program during a workshop at the Washington County Ag Center April 29 at 7 pm. Report (1:00 mp3) Florida Conservation Security Program specialist …

Safe FEAST Act Introduced

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Congressman Adam Putnam of Florida this week introduced legislation to modernize America’s food safety network. The Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act, or “Safe FEAST Act,” would establish new food safety requirements for domestically produced and imported food to identify and prevent potential sources of food-borne illness. Read more here. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …

Preserving Cultural Resources

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Preservation of natural resources includes preserving historic cultural resources as well according to Teresa Paglione, cultural resources specialist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Beef Board to Answer Checkoff Questions

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle

Officers with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board will be on RFD-TV this coming Monday, April 28th to answer producer questions about the beef checkoff. The hour-long program starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern/7:00 p.m. Central time. Report (:30 mp3) To learn more log on to www.beefboard.org Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

USDA asked to Help Pork Industry

Randall Weiseman Livestock, Pork

Many hog producers are seeing tough times right now due to a variety of reasons and because of this, USDA has been requested to help with some pork purchases. Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024