Taking Donations for More Peanut Butter / China to Plant More Peanuts

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

We told you recently that peanut butter had been donated to the flood stricken areas of Louisiana and Mississippi, and now dollars are being collected for future needs. Tyron Spearman has that story, along with an update out of China concerning the amount of peanuts they plan to plant during the next season. Donations: Download Audio China: Download Audio Sponsored …

Florida Farm Grows Longleaf Pine, Increases Wildlife

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, General, USDA-NRCS

Back in the mid-’80s, Rebecca Shaw decided to plant loblolly pine on her farm located south of Quincy, Florida. But over the years, she and her son Dick decided they also wanted better wildlife habitat on their property. So they learned about USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Download Audio More on this story can …

Learn More about RCPP through Alabama NRCS

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, General, USDA-NRCS

Steve Musser, assistant state conservationist for programs with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, talks about the Coastal Headwaters Forests (CHF) partnership, and that it’s a program being conducted through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in …

Cash Receipts for Ag Producers Down

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

Farmers as a whole should see lower cash receipts in 2016 compared to last year, according to USDA’s latest Farm Income Forecast. Rod Bain has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record …

Georgia Cotton-Peanut Field Day is Wednesday

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia, Industry News Release, Peanuts

The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, invites growers to attend their joint research field day on Wednesday, September 7 in Tifton, Georgia. Tyron Spearman has more details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research …

2016 Fresh Summit Convention & Expo Coming to Florida

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Industry News Release, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

The largest Fresh Summit expo ever is coming to Florida next month, as it will take place October 14-16 in Orlando. And according to the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), the 2016 Fresh Summit Convention & Expo will deliver the fresh produce and floral industry’s best innovations, networking and professional education. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida …

Cotton Cultivated Web Site Adds Custom Weather Feature

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

From The Cotton Board: (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) – Cotton Incorporated’s producer-centric Web site, Cotton Cultivated, has a new weather tool tailored for cotton growers. The tool delivers weekly weather video forecasts that focus on the U.S. Cotton Belt. These two-to-four minute weather videos will be posted to the Cotton Cultivated Web site each Thursday morning and provide an overview of weather …

DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General, Industry News Release

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop Deere & Company from buying Monsanto’s Precision Planting farm equipment business. The Justice Department said the proposed deal would mean higher prices for farmers who want to buy Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in …

BPI Dropping Some from “Pink Slime’ Lawsuit

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock

Beef Products Inc. is not dropping its lawsuit filed in 2012 against ABC and journalists Diane Sawyer and Jim Avila, but it has removed a number of defendants from the complaint. The lawsuit was filed over a series of reports BPI alleges were inaccurate and cost the company a significant chunk of its sales of lean finely textured beef. Sponsored …

Prepare for Tropical Storm Hermine Now

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Weather

A Note from Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Friend, With Tropical Storm Hermine headed toward Florida and expected to make landfall later this week, now is the time to finalize a disaster preparedness plan for yourself, your family, your business and your pets and ensure you have the supplies you need to weather a storm. It’s …