GA Young Farmer Convention Starts Friday

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia

The 37th annual Georgia Young Farmer convention is coming up Friday and Saturday – Jan 29 and 27 at the Augusta Marriot. More information is available on the Georgia Young Farmers Association website. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Alabama Conservation Tillage Workshops

Randall Weiseman Alabama, General, USDA-NRCS

Two one-day workshops are coming up for Alabama farmers who want to learn more about conservation tillage. January 25 – Landmark Park in Dothan – Call 334-774-2334 for information February 1 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Visitor Center on Highway 67 between Decatur and Priceville – Call 256-353-6146 for information. Or contact your local NRCS or Soil and Water …

Optimize Lift Promotion for Peanut Growers

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

 EMD BioScience is proud of their product Optimize Lift and wants peanut growers to know about a new promotion.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

FL Beef Council Has New Chairman

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida

Dwaine Johnson has served as Chairman of the Florida Beef Council, but says he has turned that position over to someone new.  Report (1:00 wma)  Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Slowdown Expected in Milk Production

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy

Compared to last year’s numbers, milk production this year  is expected to slow down a bit.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

AL Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle

Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has a rundown of this weeks cattle market numbers.  Report (:55 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Last Year’s Warning of the Bird Flu Pandemic

Dan Agri View

In recent months it seems that warning has almost ceased.  Does this mean the danger is over?  Everett Griner checks this out and gives us his outlook of what might be expected.  Report (1:00 wma)    Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Citrus Research Council to Hire Full Time Exec Soon

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In his report to Citrus Commissioners this month, Florida Citrus Industry Research Coordinating Council Chairman (FCIRCC) Tim Anglea says the group will soon make a decision to choose its first executive director. In this report Anglea discusses the process and the need for someone full-time to direct the Council’s efforts. This group will be an important part of this year’s …

Research Coordinating Council Important for Funding Push

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Industry Research Coordinating Council Chairman Tim Anglea, in this report, discusses the need for someone full-time to direct the Council’s efforts to get more resources for research on the table and better direct those dollars through a focused industr-wide effort. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

UF Agri-Marketing Students Attend Fertilizer & Agri-Chem Mtg

Gary Cooper Florida, General

Members of University of Florida’s NAMA club (National Agri-Marketing Association) attended this week’s Winter Business Meeting of the Florida Fertilizer and Agri-Chemical Association (FFAA) in Tampa. The students worked the crowd to meet FFAA members and make them aware of what UF/NAMA is doing to teach students in UF’s College of Agriculture about marketing products to farm producers, and marketing …