Livestock Industry Needs Traceability

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock, Pork

USDA Under Secretary for Marketing & Regulatory Programs, Bruce Knight, spoke at this week’s ID/INFO Expo in Kansas City and said the livestock industry needs traceability.  Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …

Judge Rules Against the Peanut Industry

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

A recent judge’s ruling has gone against the American Peanut Shellers Association.  Report (:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

Georgia Peanut Tour to Roll Again

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

The annual Georgia Peanut Tour will take place next week.  Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

AL Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle

Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has the summary of this week’s cattle market numbers from across the state.  Report (1:10 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research …

Replacing Farm Animals with Machinery

Dan Agri View

Everett Griner talks to us today about what has been done on the farms in replacing animals with machinery.  Then he lets us know about the one thing that machinery cannot replace the animal for.  Very interesting outlook, and, medical prescription!  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture …

Citrus Research Updates From University of Florida IFAS

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center (UF/CREC) has started a new monthly update on citrus research projects (pdf file)to better keep the citrus community informed of the progress on several fronts. Got an introductory note about it today from UF/CREC Director Dr. Harold Browning, along with the first issue. You can find each issue right here on AgNet …

Florida Ag Institute Meeting

Randall Weiseman Florida

The use of social media such as podcasts and blogs will be the focus of the Agriculture Institute of Florida’s 2007 Annual Meeting, set for Oct. 10 in Daytona Beach, in conjunction with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting. Read more from Florida Farm Burea’s website. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …

New Cotton Inc VP

Randall Weiseman Cotton

Cotton Incorporated has a new vice president for Agricultural research. He is Dr. Kater Hake, most recently the vice president for Technology Development for Delta and Pine Land Company, with a three decade career in cotton. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle …

Drought Hurting Cotton Crop

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

The drought is definately taking it’s toll on the cotton crop across the southeast. Dr. Gary Adams, Vice President of Economics & Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council said those conditions are getting worse.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

AL Cattlemen Attend ID/INFO Expo

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle

A group from Alabama is attending the ID/INFO Expo underway in Kansas City and this includes a couple of guys there representing the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association.  Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …