Week six of the Alabama Legislative Session was a productive one, according to Alabama Agribusiness Council (AAC) Executive Director Leigha Cauthen. She looks at a few of the bills of interest across the state. To keep up with the bills being discussed this year, go to the AAC website. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
Beef Production Expected to Grow at a Slower Rate
By Clint Thompson Beef production is expected to grow at a slower rate, while demand should improve with the recent trade agreements being finalized, according to Amanda Smith, a public service associate in the University of Georgia Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Smith talked about the current state of the beef cattle market and the impact it’ll have on …
FMC Technical Service Manager Provides Cotton Growers With Practices, Steps They Should Consider
During the recent Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis, Tennessee, a team from FMC was on hand to talk with growers about proactive stewardship of 3-gene Bt cotton. FMC Technical Service Manager, Matthew Wiggins, talked with Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman about how they can provide growers with more insight on what practices and steps they should consider. Learn more …
Corteva: What It Means To Be a Grass Farmer
During the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention, Corteva Agriscience field scientist Scott Flynn, took part in a session where he discussed how cattle producers could improve profitability by being a grass farmer. Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman asked Flynn what it means to be a grass farmer. And if you are having issues with weedy fields, Flynn said a good solution to …
Mother Nature Impacting Blueberry Production
By Clint Thompson Weather has already played a factor in this year’s blueberry crop production in the Southeast. Farmers need to be wary of potential disease pressure following last week’s excessive rainfall, according to Renee Holland, University of Georgia area Extension blueberry agent in Alma, Georgia. “Certain root-rot diseases, rain will actually help move pathogen spores around in the blueberry …
Florida Cattlemen’s Traceability Pilot Project
A topic that has been discussed among cattle producers for quite some time is animal traceability. And it’s an issue the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) knew needed some attention on a state-wide basis. So FCA Past President, Ken Griner from Chiefland, Florida, talked with Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman about a pilot project they have underway. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
Excessive Rainfall Could Delay Spring Plantings
By Clint Thompson Excessive rainfall this winter could delay plantings for growers across the Southeast, according to Pam Knox, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Agricultural Climatologist. Two days of steady rain on March 4 and 5 inundated much of Georgia with parts of Georgia receiving between 4 and 5 inches. The two-day deluge of moisture only highlighted a wet 2020 …
Auburn Specialist: Cotton Farmers Shouldn’t Waste Time Trying to Kill Aphids to Manage CLDV
By Clint Thompson Aphids may be vectors of cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLDV), which causes cotton blue disease, but Auburn University plant pathologist Austin Hagan believes farmers shouldn’t waste time trying to kill them. He said that through preliminary work done last year, research showed that aphids can’t be killed very well. Even if a farmer sprays every week with …
Junior Beef and Rodeo Events Coming to Montgomery
The annual Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Rodeo will take place March 19-21 at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. But, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA’s) Erin Beasley wants to remind everyone that there will be a lot of youth events taking place both this and next week. Again for tickets, go to slerodeo.com or call 1-888-2-Rodeo-2. To see a lineup of …
Georgia Cattle Producers Reminded about Block Grants Program
Last month, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) announced the Farm Recovery Block Grants program for farmers and forest landowners affected by Hurricane Michael. Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, says online applications for the $347 million in block grant funds start on March 18. Georgia farmers and forest landowners in 95 eligible counties who suffered losses …