Farm Bill Progress Hurt by Food Stamp Fight

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

A food stamp fight is actually brewing in the Senate between those opposed to cuts and those who argue the farm bill spends too much on food stamps. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …

U.S. Fruit and Veggie Exports Trailing Imports

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

The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture trade forecast projects fresh fruit and vegetable exports at $6.9 billion dollars compared to fruit and veggie imports at 13.6 billion. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between …

Second Half of 2012 Could See Development of El Nino Pattern

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

According to the National Weather Service there’s a 50 percent chance that El Niño conditions will develop during the second half of 2012, bringing with it more rain than usual for the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida …

NASS Surveys Continue

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is currently contacting farmers and ranchers across the country to gather information for some of its most important surveys of the year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between …

Water Quality Initiative Funds Available in Alabama

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Forestry, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama reminds landowners in four watersheds about available funding designed to improve water quality but the signup for these dollars ends this Friday, June 15th. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Wild Hogs

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Everett Griner tells us that still no practical solution has been found. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …

Southeast AgNet Pensacola Office Receives 22-Inch Rain

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Weather

The old saying, “be careful what you wish for” came to mind after here at the Southeast AgNet Pensacola office in Southwest Escambia County I received 22.1 inches of rain this past weekend. So drying out carpets while trying to keep items off the floor in dry areas has been the normal activity for the past couple of days. Download …

Various Issues Hurting Farm Bill Progress

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia

Many people were pleased to see the Senate take up the farm bill last week, but as Tyron Spearman reports, efforts to move it along are being affected by various factors. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Filling the Summer Meal Gap

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Vegetables

It’s time for that age ole tradition of summer break from the grind of the school year, but Under Secretary Kevin Concannon says it is not always a fun time for those children who suffer from food insecurity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out …

Christmas Trees

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia

No, It’s not that time of year… But, the 2011 production numbers are out and Everett Griner tells us what they are. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, …