The drought is having an impact on cotton plantings, according to Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
NASS Administrator on Census
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is preparing for the 2007 Census of Agriculture and Gary Cooper talked with NASS administrator Ron Bosecker about it this week in Washington DC. Report (2:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Irradiated Indian Mangoes
The first shipments of irradiated Indian mangoes arriving through U.S. ports-of-entry this week, received by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns who hailed the event as a significant milestone paving the way for the future use of irradiation technology to protect against the introduction of plant pests. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
Peanut Hi-Lights
Today Tyron Spearman has updates on a variety of news for peanut growers. Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Food Prices Being Pushed Upward
There are factors taking affecting this. Everett Griner tells us what these are, but also gives us other factors to consider.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Farm Broadcaster Observations from the Nation’s Capitol
It’s been a busy week in Washington D C for our group of Farm Broadcasters from around the nation. Once again we’re the only ones present from our region in the ‘deep southeast’. In this report, several general overview observations from the trip for ag listeners back home, based on comments and interviews with all kinds of newsmakers we’ve visited …
Ag Secretary Believes in Animal ID
This week in Washington D.C. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns continued to promote Animal identification by saying he believes in such a program.  Report (1:25 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA Undersecretary on Specialty Crops
Farm broadcasters meeting in Washington DC this week heard from USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Bruce Knight about the importance of specialty crops in the 2007 farm bill proposal. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Rural Internet Access
A House Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing this week to review rural broadband programs with the goal of improving access to high speed internet service in rural areas. The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative recently was able to expand its Wild Blue internet access with a new satellite. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …