Looking Forward to 2010 & Upcoming Meetings in the New Year

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

Many in agriculture are ready to put 2009 behind them and look forward to the new year, as Tyron Spearman looks at that along with the fact there are various events coming up right after the new year starts. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

AL NRCS Working with Tribal Communities

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

The Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service works closely with tribal communities and Tribal Elder of the Poarch Creek Indian Tribe, Billy Smith, says the variety of programs offered by the NRCS has proven to be a great asset. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Researchers Work to Protect Watermelon Health

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

Scientist have been able to sequence and clone a gene believed to confer resistance to the virus in watermelon that seriously affects the commercial production of cucurbit crops worldwide. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

NCBA Working on Tax Issues

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

Colin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said they are working hard on the issue of taxes which will need to be dealt with when Congress returns next year. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

AL Counties Declared Natural Disaster Areas

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Weather

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 66 counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to to excessive rain, flooding and flash flooding that occurred during the period of Jan. 1, 2009, and continuing. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

SURE Program Now Available

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

WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has implemented the new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program (SURE) in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill. Vilsack also encouraged producers to visit their USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office beginning on January 4, 2010, to participate in the program if they suffered crop production losses during the 2008 …