Drought Continues

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, General, Georgia, Peanuts

Lack of rainfall in the southeast continues to delay cotton and peanut planting in the southeast. AL Report (1:00 wma) GA Report (1:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

May 31 Ends Canker Coverage / Box Tax Conferences Ongoing

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

The 2008 policy period for the Florida Fruit Tree Crop Insurance Policy begins June 1, and the new policy will not include coverage for citrus canker. But if you’re a grower who has a previous policy you have until the end of day May 31 to file a canker claim and still get coverage under that policy. Also in this …

Free Rider Debate News / Unimark Annx Mex Mgmt

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In the first part of this report, an update on discussions about the “free-rider” issue. This report also contains a news blurb about a Mexico grove that will soon be converted from lemons to juice oranges and grapefruit with management expertise from Florida. Report (1:28 wma) Sponsoring this news report: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester …

What Happened to the Sorghum Crop?

Dan Agri View

Ethanol may give a new life to this crop.  Everett Griner takes a look at this and gives us his take on it.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Immigration Bill Update

Randall Weiseman General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The Senate overwhelmingly voted last week to reduce the number of guest workers allowed into the U.S. under the immigration bill being debated. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), would allow only 200,000 workers into the country, half of the original figure of 400,000. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Japanese Ag Minister Commits Suicide

Randall Weiseman General

Japan’s agriculture minister, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, committed suicide this week, just hours before he was to face parliamentary questioning about a political finance scandal, according to government officials. Report (:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Agriculture Wins at Indy

Randall Weiseman Dairy, Energy, General

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the site for both tradition and innovation this past weekend at the 91st Indy 500. Tradition honors the dairy industry when the winner of the race drinks a bottle of milk in Victory Lane, and the innovation this year was that all cars ran on 100 percent farm-produced, fuel grade ethanol. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored …

Citrus Research Escapes Veto/Greening Tops Grower Concerns

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

University of Florida Director of Citrus Research, Dr Harold Browning, comments in these reports about the status of citrus research funding from state and federal levels so far this year, and says Florida growers are most interested right now in what they need to be doing in the field to best deal with citrus greening. Report (1:28 wma) Report (1:29 …

Crop Insurance Deadline Nears

Randall Weiseman Cotton, General, Peanuts

The Crop Insurance deadline is coming up the end of May. Tyron Spearman has the details of what growers need to do.  Report (:35 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Drought Comparisons

Randall Weiseman Cotton, General, Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has a look at how the current drought compares to others in the past.  Report (:35 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024