Executive director of the Highlands County Citrus Growers Association, Ray Royce, spoke with us about what growers in his region are expecting from this year’s USDA citrus crop forecast. The forecast will be aired live from Southeast AgNet on citrus news affiliate stations and online at SoutheastAgNet.com. For more information on this year’s forecast and for a fill-in-the-blank crop chart, …
Disease in This Year’s Peanut Crop
This year’s peanut crop underwent a lot of stress from drought to disease. Despite the stresses, University of Georgia peanut agronomist, Dr. Scott Monfort, says this peanut crop should be a good one. We sat down with Monfort to discuss why disease was so prevalent. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst …
Indian River Citrus League Annual Meeting
The Indian River Citrus League held its 85th annual meeting yesterday in Vero Beach. Executive director of the league, Doug Bournique, moderated the event, which covered important issues such as water management and the state of citrus in the Indian River region. Bournique spoke with us afterwards about how he is hopeful about this year’s crop and he is interested …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Specialty Crop Grants; TPP Negotiations Wrap Up
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes information on USDA grants to support specialty crops as well as an update on the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Peace River Valley Annual Citrus Forecast Luncheon
Every year, grower associations hold events centered around the USDA Citrus Crop Forecast. The Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association will hold its annual luncheon this year in Zolfo Springs. Executive director of the association, LeAnna Himrod, spoke with us about this year’s luncheon. For more information on the citrus crop forecast and for a fill-in-the-blank forecast form, click here. …
Kale a Super Food for Gardeners
Kale is no longer just a super food for consumers. University of Georgia horticulturist Tim Coolong believes that kale can also be a super crop for Georgia’s fall gardeners. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Leaving a Legacy
Planning how your farm program will continue after you are gone is not something most farmers want to think about, but it is a very important conversation all farm families need to have. We talked to Taylor Spangler with the University of Florida/ IFAS Extension program about why succession planning is important and how to get the process started. For …
USDA Citrus Crop Forecast: Webcast
The official U.S. Department of Agriculture Citrus Crop Forecast is set to be released at noon eastern time, Friday, October 9, 2015. Southeast AgNet will again provide LIVE broadcast coverage on citrus news affiliate stations and online at SoutheastAgNet.com. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Telling The Story: Transgenic Crops
Professor and chairman for the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida, Kevin Folta, gave a compelling presentation at the recent Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association’s annual conference about how to effectively communicate facts about transgenic crops. Folta armed the audience with the knowledge and ability to effectively communicate the truth about biotech products. He said it is imperative …
Preparing for El Niño
With peanut harvest underway in most parts of the southeast, the threat of El Niño is becoming a reality. El Niño is a warming of Pacific waters off the equator and Dr. Bob Kemerait, a University of Georgia plant pathologist, says it will cause a wetter late fall and a wetter and cooler winter. We spoke with Dr. Kemerait about how farmers …