Peanut Plantings Slowly Progress as Farm Bill Waits on President

Peanut planting continues across the Southeast as Tyron Spearman updates those numbers, plus he looks at where things stand with the farm bill in our nation’s capitol.  Report 1 (:40 mp3)  Report 2 (:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …

CBB Sets 2009 Budget

The budget for the 2009 fiscal year for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board has been set, and it includes some pretty major cuts compared to this years.  Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …

Fewer Cattle for Feedlots

According to the latest cattle on feed report, there are fewer cattle in the feedlots which one analyst says will eventually mean a change in prices.  Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …

New Carbon Mkt opportunities for FL Ag – Mtgs on Tap

New carbon market opportunities for Florida agriculture, meeting set for Molino MOLINO, Fla.—Some Florida farmers, ranchers and private forest owners may be able to capitalize on a new partnership between the state’s largest general agricultural organization and the nation’s leading supplier of carbon credit aggregation services to agriculture. The Florida Farm Bureau Federation and AgraGate Climate Credits Corp. have agreed …

What About the Supply of Wheat?

Talking about the costs of food today, Everett Griner wants to know about the supply of wheat and what is happening to it.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay …

Farm Bill Debate Goes On

All over the nation, the pros and cons of the recently passed compromise version of the Farm Bill are being debated. In the first report posted herein, USDA Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner (photo left) explains some of the factors in the Bill that the administration feels will cause trouble for specialty crop producers down the road. In the second report, …

NPB Photo Contest

The National Peanut Board encourages peanut growers to take part in their photo contest. Tyron Spearman has the details.  Report (1:00 mp3) To learn more about the National peanut Board, click Here Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary …

Changing Cattle Industry

The U.S. cattle industry has seen a lot of changes over the years, and according to Randy Blach with CattleFax, those changes continue.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida …

Eligible Alabama Farmers Urged to Check Out CSP

Producers eligible for the latest Conservation Security Program sign up now have until the end of the month to do so. State conservationist Gary Kobylski with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama says the signup covers producers in the Upper and Lower Choctawhatchee River watershed. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …

Cotton Pleased With Farm Bill

Among the numerous commodity groups pleased with the Farm Bill passed by Congress last week is the National Cotton Council. Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle …