FL Working with New Beef Ad Campaign

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida

After attending the Cattle Industry Convention last week, Florida Beef Council Chairman Brad Etheridge has an update on the possibility of seeing an enhancement to the beef checkoff and the fact they are back home and working with the new beef campaign which was unveiled to many at last week’s event.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …

AL Represented on a National Basis

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle

Those in the cattle industry in Alabama can be proud to know they are being represented well on a national level by various producers from across the state, including two who now hold a national office.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Commodity Groups Urge Farm Bill Completion

Randall Weiseman General, Peanuts

Tyron Spearman reports today about a letter signed by various groups which was sent to legislators in Washington D.C. about getting the farm bill completed.  Report (1:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Citrus Nursery Industry Update

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In these reports, comments from citrus nurseryman Phil Rucks of Frostproof, who recently presented a talk to Indian River region citrus growers about the present state of citrus nurseries in Florida and his own nursery rebuilding process since many new regulations have gone into effect. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …

FL Ag Hall of Fame Draws Huge “Who’s Who” in Industry

Gary Cooper Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Making a strong statement that the Florida agriculture industry is far from waning, well over a thousand producers and ag industry leaders joined Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson for fellowship and dinner while honoring this year’s four inductees into the industry’s most exclusive club of pioneers. This year’s honors went to (l to r) “Pete” Clemons, Okeechobee; Hugh English, LaBelle; …

New NRCS Campaign

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Service rolled out a new campaign this week called Conservation, Our Purpose – Our Passion. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) The campaign kicked off Tuesday at the National Association of Conservation Districts’ annual conference in Reno with a video highlighting eight landowners for their conservation commitment, including the Gwinn Brothers operation in Suwanee county, …

CCI Director from Georgia

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Cotton Council International held its annual board of directors meeting last week in Memphis where directors were seated for this year and re-elected to the board was Jimmy Webb of Leary, Georgia. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

New CCI President

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton

Robert S. Weil, II, a Montgomery, AL, cotton merchant, was elected 2008 president of Cotton Council International (CCI), the National Cotton Council’s export promotions arm. Weil is CEO of Weil Brothers-Cotton, Inc. He is a former NCC delegate and serves on the NCC’s Doha Strategy Task Force, International Trade Policy Committee and Farm Policy Development Task Force, among others. He …

Purple Leaf Problem

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

A new tomato disorder has been observed in several fields in Hillsborough and Manatee counties that is being called tomato purple leaf disorder. Specialists at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center are urging growers to be on the lookout for the disorder which has been localized in the two county region since 2006 and appears to develop only on …