USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service has a booth at this year’s Sunbelt Ag Expo, and one of those you can talk with there is the Alabama NASS Director, Herb Vanderberry. I had a chance to chat with Herb about the work they do for agriculture. Interview (3:40 wma) Report (1:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
USDA Announces Program to Restore Longleaf Pine Forests
At the Sunbelt Ag Expo this afternoon Teresa Lasseter, Administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency, announced a new CRP Longleaf Pine Initiative to increase forests by 250,000 acres in 9 southern states. Hear the announcement made by Lasseter along with comments from Senate Ag Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. Announcement (6:00 wma) Report (1:30 wma) The FSA website has …
AL National Fair Livestock Numbers
Livestock numbers at the Alabama National Fair were pretty good again this year, according Bob Ebert,Ă‚Â University Extension Livestock Specialist with Auburn University. Ă‚Â Report (:45 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For …
Ag Commissioners Milk Cows at Sunbelt
To help promote the dairy industry, Ag Commissioner’s from 3 states took part in a milking contest this afternoon at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga. When it was all said and done, Alabama’s Ron Sparks (pictured on the left) output didn’t quite match up to what Tommy Irvin of Georgia had. But then again, Sparks suffered a loss …
Conservation Tillage at Sunbelt
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will have displays of conservation tillage information, equipment and expertise at the Sunbelt Ag Expo this week, according to agronomist Ben Moore with the NRCS in Alabama. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …
AL LAP Deadline is Wednesday
The deadline for Alabama livestock producers to apply for the USDA Livestock AssistanceĂ‚Â Program is Wednesday, October 18th. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) To learn more log on to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries website. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, …
Milking Cows at Sunbelt Ag Expo
The 29th Annual Sunbelt Ag Expo opens tomorrow in Moultrie, Ga with a variety of displays and demonstrations. This includes a new event that will take place Tuesday afternoon involving the Agriculture Commissioner’s from three states. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides …
Bush Touts Renewable Fuels Progress
President Bush talked about renewable fuels in Alabama during a speech at the Advancing Renewable Fuels Conference last week in St. Louis. He discussed research being done at Auburn into using wood chips to make ethanol, as well as E85 being used in police vehicles in Hoover, AL. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
AL Livestock Market Report
Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has this week’s cattle market numbers. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …