AL Ag Commisioner Concerned About Drought

Randall Weiseman Alabama, General

Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Ron Sparks held meetings across the state this week to discuss the drought situation and it’s affects with farmers. Report (1:15 mp3) Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AL Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle

Dyan Kennnedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has the cattle market numbers for his week.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Cattlemen Building Youth Program

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida

The Florida Cattlemen’s Assocation President would like to see efforts continue in building their youth programs.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Cattlemen to Meet in September

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida

The Florida Cattlemen’s Association will hold their Fall quarterly meeting in Sarasota.  Report (:30 mp3)  Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

GA SE Cattlemen to Hold Sale

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Georgia

Region 15 of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association have come together to put on a replacement heifer sale in September.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

GA SE Beef Cattle Shortcourse

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia

The Southeast Georgia Beef Cattle Short Course is coming up August 30th.  Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Lower Peanut Crop Forecast

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service is showing a lower peanut crop this year. Tyron Spearman runs through those and other crop numbers from this morning’s report.  Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Lower Cotton Crop Forecast

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

 USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their forecast for the 2007 cotton crop this morning, and Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. reports lower numbers compared to last year’s crop.  Report (2:10 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

An Ugly, Thorny, Contrary Weed

Dan Agri View

Just what is this weed?  Does spraying it with Round-Up get rid of it?  Everett Griner answers these questions and gives us some other questions about this nuisance.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association News

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Vegetables

Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) recently held elections, presented awards and conducted other business at its summer meeting near Naples. Among other things, Brent Sutton of Growers Fertilizer Corp. in Lake Alfred was elected Chairman, and Jim Bellar was presented with FFAA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Learn more from these news releases: FFAA Board Election News 2007 (pdf file) FFAA …