AL-FL Peanut Trade Show Underway

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Peanuts

The 5th annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show is underway at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, Alabama as growers and industry folks from across the southeast are here to learn the latest in the peanut industry. I had a chnace to talk with both Ken Barton with the Florida Peanut Producers and Randy Grigss with the Alabama Peanut Producers …

Are You Sure?

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Farmers and Consumers are friendly competitors. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …

USDA on Status of Counter-Cyclical Payment

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA announced today that they will not issue partial 2010-crop counter-cyclical payments to producers of certain covered commodities as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …

AL NRCS Encourages Landowners to Plant Trees

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, Nursery Crops, USDA-NRCS

With the chill still in the air many may think it is the wrong season to plant, but Alabama NRCS State Forester, Tim Albritton, says not so when it comes to trees. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle …

Market News Training Webinar

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service invites producers to participate in their free interactive webinar, titled: “Fruit and Vegetable Market News Portal Training – How to Get the Most out of USDA’s Market News Reports and Information” Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

FL Ranch Receives National BQA Award

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

This week’s BQA Quality Report is brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs as as at last week’s Cattle Industry Convention in Denver, the 2011 National BQA Award was presented. And this year’s recipient was Mike Milicevic with Lykes Brothers Ranch in Okeechobee, Florida who told me BQA is just a part of their everyday …

Peanuts May Have to Fight for Acreage

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

High commodity prices for the major crops continues and thus some wonder how many acres will be devoted to peanuts this year as Tyron Spearman looks at this topic again now that an estimate for cotton acreage was recently released. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …

Bat Mystery

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner gives us an update on the White-Nose Syndrome. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch …

Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Will Affect Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

In an effort to tame the budget, House Republicans are proposing a 14-percent cut to USDA and the FDA. But American Farm Bureau Budget Specialist Pat Wolff points out that the proposal will not save the country from drowning in red ink. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers …

Beef Checkoff Sees Producer Confidence Grow

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Numbers from the latest survey show beef and dairy producers’ attitudes toward the beef checkoff program are quite favorable and have improved noticeably in the past year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between …