Crops Damaged by Cold

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

Cold temperatures across the Southeast this past week may have damaged crops a number of crops – both field crops and specialty crops. Preliminary reports indicate fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops around the southeast were impacted, in addition to early emerging wheat and corn. Both Alabama and Georgia are expecting significant losses. AL Report (1:30 wma) GA Report (1:30 wma) …

April Citrus Crop Forecast Released

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Crop Forecasts

The USDA released this months crop forecast update today which decreased Florida’s total orange crop by 1.3 million boxes to 130.7 million. Bob Terry, Florida Ag Statistics Service, explains the report with more details in the following stories. Report (1:00 wma) Report (1:00 wma) Sponsoring these news reports: AND AND USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle …

Envirofuels’ Krohn re Cellulosic Ethanol Viability

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

U S Envirofuels is a start up company planning to soon be making ethanol for the Florida market out of midwest corn. Meanwhile, lots of people are thinking Florida can have a new industry in the future developing ‘cellulosic’ ethanol. In this report, U. S. Envirofuels spokesman Bradley Krohn says he believes cellulosic ethanol has sound science behind it, but …

Corn Planting Already Started

Dan Agri View

Sources are forecasting more acreage this year.  Thinking of the ethanol thing you know.  Everett Griner tells us when we will find out how much acreage has really been planted for harvest and for what.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical …

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Randall Weiseman General, Vegetables

Production and consumption of chili peppers continues to increase across this land of ours. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, …

Lemons, Avocados and Strawberries

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Weather

The California freeze in January is impacting supplies of some commodities, but imports are helping some. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle …

April Florida Report

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

The April edition of The Florida Report on RFD-TV, part of the weekly “Farm Bureau Today” series, will air at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time April 10 and 2:30 a.m April 11 on RFD-TV. Report (:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To …

Weather Will Affect Planting Intentions

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia

Cold temperatures around the country this past week could have a chilling effect on farmers planting intentions. Doug Kleweno with the Georgia office of the National Ag Statistics service says actual plantings this year will definitely be different than the prospective plantings report released March 30. Report (1:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement …

NRCS Helps Limited Resources Farmers

Randall Weiseman General, USDA-NRCS

Arlen Lancaster, chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, says USDA’s 2007 Farm Bill proposals expand upon what they are already doing to help limited resources farmers. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

UF AG VP Cheek on Citrus Research Funding Requests

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In this report, University of Florida V P of Agriculture Affairs Dr Jimmy Cheek comments on UF’s efforts to secure specific funding this year for stepped up initiatives for citrus research. Report (:59 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember …