One in Four Cotton Fields Currently Unharvested

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Georgia, Weather

The story of the cotton harvest in the southeast this season continues to be the rain and the havoc it is creating for farmers. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Tales of the Christmas Tree

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia

The following reports give some insight to the business of real Christmas Trees… The Early Bird Gets the Tree Real or Fake? The Secret Life of a Christmas Tree Farmer Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember …

Dairy Producers Reducing Greenhouse Gas

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

U.S. dairy producers and USDA have put together a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate projects in order to reach a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA will enhance marketing efforts of anaerobic digesters to dairy producers. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida …

Estate Tax Exemption in Question

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

As the first of the year nears, Congress still does not have an agreement on preventing the estate tax from expiring. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

NASS Conducting Surveys to get Producer Perspective

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Weather

As wet conditions continue to hinder the cotton harvest, Bill Weaver, director of the Alabama field office for the National Agricultural Statistics Service, says they have some upcoming surveys in order to receive the farmer’s input on the challenging year. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …

Trade With Cuba Will Be Easier

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

The Senate has approved a provision to facilitate cash sales of U.S. farm goods to Cuba. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Possible Structure Change for NCBA

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

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Governance Task Force is proposing a structure change that would help them better address industry challenges…a change that would mean the development of a smaller board of directors. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst …

APC on Target & Peanut Industry to Honor Georgia Farmer

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

At the recent American Peanut Council meeting, an overview was given concerning where things stood for their purpose as Tyron Spearman has more along with the fact an honor will be given next week to a Georgia peanut farmer. APC: Honor: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …

States Re-Start Water Sharing Talks

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

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – By DAVID ROYSE – THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 14, 2009…..Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday will meet with the governors of Alabama and Georgia as the states again begin to discuss the future of the water that flows through the Chattahoochee and Flint river systems down into the Florida Panhandle and Apalachicola Bay. Sponsored ContentFCEB …