Last Friday’s citrus crop forecast shocked growers across the state with an all-Florida orange estimate of only 80 million boxes. Florida Citrus Mutual hosted an event at the Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch just outside of Lake Placid. AgNet Media’s Gary Cooper spoke with Florida Citrus Mutual’s Executive Vice President and CEO Mike Sparks, who said he thinks that fruit drop …
Peanut Proud Helping South Carolina Flood Victims
Peanut Proud just announced that they will be sending over 62,000 jars of peanut butter to Columbia, South Carolina to help victims of the recent flooding disaster. The peanut butter is arriving over the course of three days and will be delivered to the Harvest Hope Food Bank. We talked with Peanut Proud’s President Gregg Grimsley about how it will be …
FFA Members Reflect on Experiences
Recently, the National FFA Organization announced that membership is up three percent from 2014 and now stands at 629,367 students. The number of FFA chapters has also increased from 7,665 in 2014 to 7,757 in 2015. We talked with two members of the 2014-2015 Louisiana state officer team about how they got started in FFA. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …
HCCGA Growers Optimistic About Citrus Forecast
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 ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
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 ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
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 ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
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 …