A new program has been created by Georgia 4-H, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Department of Agriculture. They have teamed up to create an educational series that teaches children how to prevent the spread of animal diseases. The program is called “Be a Zoonotic Disease Detective,” and is geared to 5th and 6th graders. Download Audio …
Site-Specific Applications Help Cut Costs
At the recent Dow AgroSciences Field day, Dr. Bob Kemerait, a University of Georgia plant pathologist, talked about the importance of using site-specific nematicide application when using products such as Telone. Kemerait said it can help cut costs on cotton and peanut production by only applying nematicides to areas that need it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …
Southeast AgNet This Week: New Insurance Coverage; Dairy Signup Deadline Nearing
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes coverage information on Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Insurance, as well as a deadline reminder for the Margin Protection Program available to dairy producers. 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, …
State of Citrus Nurseries
The citrus nursery industry is undergoing a lot of changes as HLB continues to cause pressure. Growers are having to replant their groves in order to keep their operations economically viable. This is causing an increase in the demand for Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Video Re-Cap: Telone Field Day
Here’s a brief video review of the recent Telone Field Day in Southwest Georgia. The field day was put on by Dow AgroSciences to present the advances in Telone application technology and to discuss the advantages Telone offers to Georgia cotton farmers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …
NIMITZ(r) receives Section 24(c) label for direct-seeded crops in Florida counties
Network Sponsor Message for South Florida Counties: Raleigh, NC (September 4, 2015) – ADAMA announces that NIMITZ nematicide has received a FIFRA Section 24(c) Special Local Need (SLN) label for Miami-Dade, Lee, Hendry, Manatee, Hardee and Hillsborough counties in Florida. Granted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Section 24(c) label expands the use of NIMITZ to …
Emerging Technology in Citrus
There is a new citrus nursery in Florida that is on the cutting edge of technology. Citrific is using robotic technology to clone and culture different species of Florida citrus. Mathew Conrad, one of Citrific’s founders, said this isn’t new technology, but it’s new to this industry and could greatly increase efficiency. Citrific’s high-tech nursery also includes fully automated, climate-controlled …
Southeast AgNet This Week: WOTUS Rule Starts; Flexibility for Growers
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes an update on the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule implemented in some states as well as information on Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Insurance. 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, …
Photos from Citrus Expo 2015
Take a look at a photo slide show from Citrus Expo 2015, held recently in North Fort Myers at the Lee Civic Center. The event will return next year at the same location on August 17-18, 2016. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Two New Trustees Appointed to the Florida Ag Museum
From the Florida Agricultural Museum Palm Coast, Florida – Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam Putnam, recently appointed two new trustees to the board of the Florida Agricultural Museum, Inc. (FAM), the State’s official agricultural museum. The new trustees of the FAM’s board include: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …