This past week an Irrigated Intensive Grazing System Tour was held at the Thornton Stanley Farm in Morgan County, Alabama. Pictured are Mr. Stanley and Brian Brown, project leader with the Cotaco Creek Watershed who talked about this unique project. The Stanley Farm, located in North Alabama, is currently running 60 cows on 40 acres which have been divided into …
October Cotton Crop Forecast
The October forecast for the U.S. cotton crop has been released by USDA, as Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. has the numbers. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Higher Peanut Production Forecast
The October forecast from USDA is for peanut production to be even higher than last month’s prediction which includes higher numbers here in the southeast. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
AL Reaching Students about Beef
October Beef Month continues in Alabama as a variety of promotional events are underway all thanks to checkoff dollars. Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says part of their efforts include getting the word to students about the benefits of beef. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
John Deere Introduces New Compact Tractors for Market Niches
In Sarasota, Florida this week John Deere officials displayed hundreds of tractors, many of them new models to become available in 2009, many of them geared toward the ‘lifestyle’ rural crowd and folks involved in things like citrus, nursery, vineyards and other agriculture operations. According to John Deere representatives on hand for the event, the new models coupled with the …
USDA Awards More Than $28 Million in Specialty Crop Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2008 – Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that USDA has awarded more than $28 million through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) to solve critical specialty crop agriculture issues, address priorities and solve problems through multifunctional research and extension. The Specialty Crop Research Initiative was established by the 2008 Farm Bill to support the specialty crop …
John Deere Kicks Off Drive Green & New Compact Tractor Lineup
This week in Sarasota, Florida John Deere is holding an ag media event to kick off its “Drive Green” campaign. We’re on the scene here in south Florida for this event. Hear more in this report and be sure to stay tuned to Southeast AgNet for more information. Sponsoring this report: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
AL NRCS Pleased with Forestry Field Days
Organizers were pleased with the first two forestry field days held last week in Alabama and state forester Tim Albritton says they are looking forward to the next two which will be held October 16 in Covington County and October 18 in Clay County. More information is available on the Alabama NRCS website. Listen to report: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® …
AL Holding Irrigated Grazing System Tour
The Alabama Natural Resources Conservation service reminds producers about an Irrigated Intensive Grazing System Tour coming up this Wednesday in Morgan County. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
AL Programs for Forest Landowners
Forestry field days being held in Alabama this month are helping to inform landowners about programs offered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service that can help them. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024