Farm Bill Update at Peanut Show

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

During the Georgia Peanut Show today in Albany, Bob Redding, Washington Representative for the Georgia Peanut Commission gave growers and others at the annual event an update on where things stand with work on the 2007 Farm Bill.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …

GA Peanut Show Passes Out Awards

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

The Georgia Peanut Show gave away a few awards at their annual event today at the Albany Civic Center. The Research & Education Award went to Dr. Yen-Con Hung with UGA, the Media Award to the Bainbridge Post Searchlight, and the Georgia Peanut Special Award was given to the J.M. Smucker Company. Our own Tyron Spearman had a chance to talk …

Citrus Commission Chairman Discusses Research Resolution

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In the first report below, comments from Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton Jr regarding the resolution passed by Citrus Commissioners this week to support greening research more heavily with grower dollars at the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC). In the second report, Albritton discusses the Market Accountability Program, where the Commission is seeking input on the overall effectiveness of …

Chambliss Updates Conference on Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Specialty Crops

Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the ranking Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, talked about specialty crop provisions in the farm bill at the Southeast Fruit and Vegetable conference last week in Savannah, Georgia. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Bayer Season

Randall Weiseman Cotton

At the Beltwide cotton conferences last week, Randall Weiseman learned about a new program called the Bayer Season. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

January is Census Month in Georgia

Randall Weiseman Georgia

Governor Sonny Perdue and Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin this week proclaimed January as Census of Agriculture Month. Report (1:00 mp3) This post sponsored by: USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL FB Gets National Honors

Randall Weiseman Florida

Florida Farm Bureau and its members were honored for organizational performance, lifetime service to agriculture and county programs during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 89th annual convention this week in New Orleans. Report (1:30 mp3) Dade County Farm Bureau was honored at the AFBF annual meeting. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …

AFBF Meeting Wrap Up

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida

Delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting this week in New Orleans finished up their business session in record time this week, completing work a day earlier than planned. Delegates re-elected Bob Stallman of Texas to a fifth two-year term as president of the nation’s largest farmer organization and fourteen state Farm Bureau presidents were re-elected to represent …

More on Upcoming Citrus Grower Educational Programs

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

This in from Lake County Extension…Just a reminder of some upcoming programs! There is still some space open for the Greening Field Trip and the Protecting Your Assets/Beneficiaries. This post sponsored by: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Topic of ‘nighttime OJ’ meeting is weed control

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

TAVARES — The Lake County Extension Office is hosting an informational meeting about weed control in citrus on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Lake County Agricultural Center, located at 1951 Woodlea Road in Tavares. “Central Florida citrus growers responded in a study we conducted in 2007 that weed control was the second most important topic,” …