Almost Time for Sunbelt

Randall Weiseman General

Sunbelt Ag Expo is just around the corner now. Virginia is the spotlight state this year at Sunbelt Ag Expo, which will be October 16-18 at Spence Field in Moultrie Georgia. To find out about all the activities and more information, check out sunbeltexpo.com. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober …

MicroEssentials

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

A unique three-in-one crop nutrient, which contains nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur and is called MicroEssentials, is now available from The Mosaic Company. Mosaic has developed three different formulations with the new technology – S10, S15, and SZ, which also includes zinc and is produced in Bartow, Florida. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied …

2007 is a Big Year for Conservation in Florida

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

The 2007 fiscal year ended last week for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Florida State Conservationist Niles Glasgow says it was a big year for both the Wetlands Reserve Program and EQIP in the state. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …

Cotton Trade Talk in DC

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Trade was on the minds of Georgia Cotton Commission members who were in Washington DC recently. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

“The ICE” Making It Easier for More Futures Traders

Gary Cooper Citrus, Cotton, Florida, General, International

In these reports, President Tom Farley of I C E Futures U. S. explains how the name change from the New York Board of Trade better reflects modernized services being offered at the Exchange. Electronic trading in particular is allowing more efficiencies to come into play, and many more traders to come into the market. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 …

FL Commissoner’s Spotlight

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about about National Seafood Month and the importance of Florida’s seafood industry. For more information about Florida seafood, visit FDACS’ Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture Marketing web site at http://www.fl-seafood.com/. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …

Hydromulch from Cotton

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton

In cooperation with Cotton Incorporated and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Mulch & Seed Innovations of Alabama has developed new cotton-fiber hydromulch products that help control soil erosion. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …

Fairness on the Farm

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Specialty Crops

A new Environmental Defense report, Fairness on the Farm, shows that 37 states would receive between $1 million and $33 million more in annual federal support if some direct payments subsidies were shifted to conservation funding. Alabama and Florida would receive the most benefit – about $26-27 million. FL Report(1:00 mp3) AL Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …

Georgia Cotton Growers Visit DC

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The Farm Bill was a major topic of discussion for Georgia Cotton Commission members who visited with their delegation in Washington recently. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Watermelon Overproduction

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops

The bottom fell out of the watermelon market this summer, thanks to too many growers trying to cash in on last year’s good prices according to Bob Morrissy with the National Watermelon Association. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober …