Harvest Pace Exceeding 5 year Average

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Field Crops, Georgia

USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says corn harvest is already at the midway point in many places here in the south, as the country as a whole is seeing a 2010 harvest well above the five year average pace. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle …

Possible Link Between Vitamin D and Pregnancy Complication

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

A new study finds that women who develop a severe form of pregnancy-related high blood pressure tend to have lower blood levels of vitamin D than healthy pregnant women. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …

Farm Bill

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Everett Griner asked-2012 Farm Bill by 2013….Maybe? Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida 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 Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026

For the Love of Bacon

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

It’s time for BLT’s and bacon burgers, but many consumers are finding that their main ingredient for some of their favorite summer lunches is costing a bit more than last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the …

Atlantic Hurricane Season Slowly but Surely Heating Up

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Weather

As we approach the peak of hurricane season, September 10, USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says we are starting to see the tropics heat up. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida 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 …

CRP Deadline and Youth Loans Reminder

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

USDA’s Farm Service Agency reminds producers the deadline to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Program general sign-up is until the close of business this Friday, Aug. 27th. Tyron Spearman has more on that along with information on how FSA also is offering operating loans to youth. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted …

Many to Attend Livestock Workshop this Friday

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

This coming Friday a very important joint public workshop will be held in Fort Collins, Colorado to discuss competition in the livestock industry, with this workshop to focus mostly on the cattle industry. Colin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said producers need to be involved by making a public comment on this issue. …

Sherrod Says No to USDA

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Shirley Sherrod, the former director of USDA’s Rural Development Program in Georgia, has accepted a personal apology from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for her wrongful firing. During a lengthy face to face meeting on Tuesday the Secretary formally offered Sherrod the position of deputy director of the office of Advocacy and Outreach, but Sherrod turned down the offer as …

Pickup Trucks

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This farm utility vehicle has evolved. It’s not just for farming anymore. Everett Griner tells us how hard it is for a producer to find one for the farm. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …

Timeline for the Cancellation of Temik for Cotton and Peanuts

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

The announcement from Bayer CropScience that they are working with the EPA to cancel uses of aldicarb, sold as Temik® brand insecticide/nematicide, on citrus and potatoes by the end of 2011, left many producers here in the southeast curious about registrations for other crops. And therefore Alan Ayers, director of state affairs, stewardship, and industry relations, gives us a time-line …