Dairy Outlook

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

USDA expects increased milk per cow numbers this year, which will increase production and impact milk prices. But what might dairy producers expect in terms of production, yield, exports and price through 2025? Rod Bain has the details in this dairy outlook. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture …

Florida Speaker Crisafulli’s Tribute to Farm Credit’s 100th Birthday

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Last week, Southeast AgNet’s Tallahassee intern Alex Lucas talked briefly with Ashley Guinn, Speaker Crisafulli’s aide, about his tribute to Farm Credit’s 100th birthday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Equipment Manufacturers Cut Jobs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops

Two agriculture equipment manufacturers announced they are cutting a combined 170 jobs amid slumping sales and a sluggish economy. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in …

U.N. Report Says Humans Must Change Behavior to Protect Bees

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

A report by the United Nations released last week says the decline in bee populations is likely to continue unless humans change their behavior. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Florida House Doesn’t Budge on Everglades ‘Legacy’ Money

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Water

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 1, 2016………. The House is sticking with a proposal to create a 10-year funding pool only for Everglades restoration, setting up potential negotiations with the Senate on how to spend voter-approved money for land and water conservation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …

PMA Brings Fresh Produce Insight to White House Meeting on Trade Policy

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Specialty Crops

From the Produce Marketing Association: Newark, Del. — Global trade is critical to the fresh produce industry, and Produce Marketing Association (PMA) President Cathy Burns brought the industry’s perspective to a White House meeting on global trade policy Feb 29. The discussion among high-level U.S. trade officials and other leaders from across the agricultural sector focused specifically on the Trans-Pacific …

National Corn Growers Association Applauds Senate Ag Committee Action on GMO Labeling

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release

From The National Corn Growers Association: The National Corn Growers Association today thanked members of the Senate Agriculture Committee who voted to stand with farmers and move forward Sen. Pat Roberts’s bill to address the growing threat of a patchwork of state labeling laws and called for the full Senate to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage …

Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program Now Accepting Project Applications

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release

From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, announced today that it is now accepting applications for the 2016 Urban and Community Forestry grant program. The program provides funding to local governments, educational institutions, Native-American tribal governments and non-profit groups for …

Peanut Stocks Up 22 Percent

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

USDA’s Peanut Stocks and Processing report contains a variety of information, like the stocks of peanuts and specified products at end of the previous month; millings, production, and disappearance of milled products for the U.S. And according to Tyron Spearman, the latest numbers show that stocks are up twenty-two percent. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support …

Florida Landowners Invited to Cover Crops Tour

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Florida landowners will have a chance to learn more about how cover crops and no-till can improve soil health in sandy soils during a cover crop tour this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle …