House Fails to Pass True Estate Tax Reform

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

Earlier today, the House passed H.R. 4154 by Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) to permanently extend the estate tax at 2009 levels, without indexing for inflation. H.R. 4154 passed under a closed rule by a vote of 225-200, with all Republicans and 27 Democrats voting against the bill. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is extremely disappointed that Congress has ignored …

Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey Findings

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

USDA’s 2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey has found that farmers and ranchers are now irrigating 54.9 million acres farmland across the United States, an increase of nearly 5 percent since 2003. Click here for detailed results of the survey. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

2010 Food Trends

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Vegetables

The National Restaurant Association’s annual survey of more than 1,800 professional chefs reveals that local sourcing of ingredients, sustainability and nutrition will be the hottest trends on restaurant menus in 2010. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AL Forage Conference Next Week

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Eddie Jolley, with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, wants to remind livestock producers about the 2009 Alabama Forage Conference coming up next Thursday, December 10th at the University of West Alabama in Livingston. To learn more about the 2009 Alabama Forage Conference log on to al.nrcs.usda.gov or alabamaforages.com Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Peanut Stocks are Down

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

The latest peanut stocks and processing report is out as Tyron Spearman runs through the numbers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Research Says Wait to Sell Cows

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

This is typically a tough time of the year to sell cows, and University of Georgia Livestock Economist Dr. Curt Lacy said research done on this subject shows in most cases you are better off waiting to sell them early next spring. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

A Changing Russia

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Russians are adopting western trends. Everett Griner explains how. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Announces Final Analysis on Climate Change Legislation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The final analysis on the impact of proposed energy and climate change legislation is completed as Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack gives us an overview of the findings. Secretary Vilsack acknowledges that specialty crops will not see much of a benefit in a carbon sequestration system, but says that they have some preliminary plans to assist growers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …

Updates to The Fabric of Our Lives Campaign

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

Cotton Incorporated has brought back the classic “Fabric of Our Lives” campaign and director of public relations, James Pruden, says it has been updated and personalized to become “The Fabric of My Life”. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Studies SNAP

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

USDA has released information from a study they did about SNAP, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024