Pasture Land Values Increase

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service recently released their Land Values and Cash Rents Report which shows an increase in pasture land across the country.  Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Foot & Mouth Found in Britain

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock

An outbreak of foot and mouth disease was discovered in Britain this past week.  Report (:35 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Studying the Items on Your Table

Dan Agri View

Do you remember what you had for dinner last night?  Studying all of these items, just where did they come from?  Everett Griner talks to us today about the labeling laws and why they are not enforced.  Everett Griner also asks an important question for us to answer.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

H2A-USA Helps Growers Simplify Access to Foreign Labor

Gary Cooper Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

One of the bigger issues still looming over citrus and vegetable industries is the availability of sufficient farm labor when farmers need it the most. Regardless of what Congress may or may not do about immigration laws, H2A programs will continue to allow farmers to access foreign labor. Although the program is complex, H2A-USA is a company set up to …

FFB VP Attends Sweetener Symposium

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Sugar

The 24th annual International Sweetener Symposium was held this week in California and one of the attendees was Florida Farm Bureau vice president Rick Roth of Roth Farms in Belle Glade. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

House Ag Approps

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

The House Ag Appropriations Act includes a $25 million increase in funding for ag education and FFA. Report (1:00 mp3) The bill also includes over 3.5 million for the Southeast Climate Consortium to continue providing farmers with long term climate forecasting and the products to manage climate-related risks. And Congressman Allen Boyd (D-North Florida), a member of the House Appropriations …

Market Research Grants

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General

USDA has awarded over $1.3 million in 26 matching grants to 21 states supporting agricultural market research and demonstration projects, including a couple to benefit Southeast producers. $14,995 to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, in cooperation with the University of Florida, the University of Florida Leon County Extension Office, the University of Georgia and Auburn University, to identify …

Peanut Stocks & Processing Report

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Tyron Spearman runs through some of the numbers from the latest peanut stocks & processing Report.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Will We Have Immigrant Labor?

Dan Agri View

Congress has failed to come up with a workable immigrant reform plan.  What are we going to do?  Everett Griner has some thoughts on this for us to ponder.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Growers Seek More FL Targeted Promotion

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

As more growers become involved in discussions about ‘free riders’ getting generic orange juice promotions from Florida grower investments, there seems to be another push toward doing something with the promotional dollars that will more specifically benefit Florida product values over the rest. In these reports, Florida grower and Citrus Mutual board member Marty McKenna comments on these issues. Report …