AL Grazing Management is Important

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resouces Conservation Service in Alabama has information to help livestock producers with grazing management to help make better use of grass that’s available.  Report (1:00 mp3) 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

Growers Invited to AL-FL Peanut Show

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Peanuts

Tyron also has information about next week’s Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show which will take place in Dothan, Alabama.  Report (:35 mp3) 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

Soil Compaction and Conservation Tillage

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

How to manage soil compaction was a topic at last week’s Conservation Tillage Workshops sponsored by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Report (1:00 mp3) 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

Census Important to SE Growers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Carol House with the National Ag Statistics Service in Washington DC talks about the importance of the Census of Agriculture to southeastern producers. Report (1:30 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE – HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …

Beef Checkoff Updates at Convention

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

The Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show is coming up next week in Reno, Nevada and producers who attend will be able to get an update on what’s happening with their beef checkoff dollars, which includes a new advertising campaign.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …

AL-FL Peanut Trade Show is February 7th

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Peanuts

The annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show will be held February 7th in Dothan.  Report (1:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE – HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? 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

ACA Providing Ideas During Tough Time

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle

The 65th annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show is just a week away, as will take place February 1st & 2nd in Birmingham. Topics discussed at this year’s event will include ideas to help producers through these tough times.  Report (:45 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …

AL Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle

Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has a look at this week cattle market numbers from across the state.  Report (1:00 mp3) 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

Acting U S Ag Secty re Farm Bill in “Difficult Situation…”

Gary Cooper Alabama, Citrus, Florida, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

In these two reports, excerpts from an exclusive interview with Acting U S Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner during his quick visit to Florida this week. Conner explains concerns he says are holding up Farm Bill progress in Congress. Hear the entire Conner interview in a previous post to this website. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE …

Acting U S Ag Secretary Conner Exclusive re Citrus & Farm Bill

Gary Cooper Alabama, Citrus, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Acting U S Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner is traveling heavily these days all over the nation, making talks and engaging agriculture folks in discussions about Farm Bill negotiations that seem logjammed in Congress. In Florida this week to talk citrus issues, and to meet with a national gathering of farm cooperatives going on in Orlando, we appreciate being given exclusive …