Peanut & Cotton Payments Coming

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Peanuts

Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer also announced that partial peanut and cotton 2007 counter-cyclical payments will soon be sent out. Tyron Spearman has the details.  Report (1:10 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

FL Farm Bureau Opposes Disproportionate Budget Cuts

Randall Weiseman Florida

Florida Farm Bureau is preparing to rally support for agricultural programs in the state budget to keep them from taking a disproportionate share of budget cuts. Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …

Farm Bureau Studies H2A Proposal

Randall Weiseman General

American Farm Bureau labor analysts are studying changes to the H2A program proposed by the Bush administration last week. Report (1:00 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …

NCC Releases Planting Intentions Survey

Randall Weiseman Cotton

U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 9.5 million acres of cotton this spring, down almost 12 percent from 2007, according to the National Cotton Council’s 25th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey released last week at the council annual meeting. Read more here. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle …

Plasticulture Helpful for Small Growers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is encouraging small acreage producers to use plasticulture for specialty crop production and even has funding available to help make that happen. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For …

Georgia Vegetable Marketing Order Referendum

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Vegetables

Georgia vegetable growers who received a ballot in the mail to vote on a marketing order need to vote and return that ballot by Tuesday February 12. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember …

UF President Denies Anti-Ag Remarks

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

The president of the University of Florida spoke to Southeast Ag Net last week to set the record straight on remarks attributed to him in a South Florida agricultural publication. Report (1:00 mp3) Machen does admit that budget cuts are being made this year that may impact agricultural programs within the university, however he says no decisions have yet been …

Administration Opposes New Sugar Deal

Randall Weiseman Sugar

The Bush administration has taken a look at proposals to manage or restrict sugar or sweetener trade under the North American Free Trade Agreement that have been presented by U.S. and Mexican sugar producers and decided to oppose them. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Seafood for Kids

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about a new Seafood for Kids web site that encourages young people to include seafood in their diet. Kids will find games, seafood facts and simple recipes to try when they visit www.FL-Seafood.com. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …

Will This Be Another Dry Year?

Dan Agri View

Imagine living through eight dry years.  Some have done it and Everett Griner tells us who.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025