Growers at Farm & Gin Show told to Plant Cotton

The 2011 Mid-South Farm & Gin Show is going on today and tomorrow in Memphis, Tennessee as growers from across the mid-south and southeast are in attendance. There are of course a variety of equipment and product displays along with various seminars. And it was a standing room only crowd this morning to hear one of this year’s speakers. CEO …

Syngenta Armed with Proven Products to Fight Pigweed

As many growers struggle to find solutions to deal with palmer amaranth, James Hadden, tech support represenative for Syngenta Crop Protection, says they have quite a portfolio of herbicides aimed at battling the resistant weed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and …

High Cotton Prices Creating Demand Concerns

During the recent Georgia Cotton Commission annual meeting Alan Terhaar, executive director of Cotton Council International, said the high cotton prices are creating bolth opportunities and a few issues for the industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …

USDA Efforts to Address Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens

With the Environmental Protection Agency poised to implement more redundant and burdensome rules and regulations, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently answered questions on what USDA is doing to help relieve farmers and ranchers of some of these burdens. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …

CRP Signup Starts in March

Today Tyron Spearman reminds landowners about the Conservation Reserve Program signup that starts March 14th. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Concerns About High Corn Prices

There are concerns in our nation’s capitol about the high commodity prices, especially for corn, and today Tyron Spearman reports this was a major topic of discussion this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Support Being Requested for UF DPM/DPH Program

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has indicated they would provide funding support for a Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) and Doctor of Plant Health (DPH) programs at the University of Florida, contingent on the expression of industry need and support. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship …

US Farm Exports Set Record High in 2010

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks on the recently released trade numbers confirming that U.S. farm exports set a record high for 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …

Peanut Contracts Verses Other Crop Prices

National Peanut Research Lab’s Dr. Marshall Lamb was one of the speakers at last week’s Alabama-Florida Peanut Show in Dothan as he talked about markets and had some advice for growers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle …

GA Cotton Growers Need to Pay Close Attention to Soil Fertility

UGA Extension Soil Scientist, Glen Harris, says with this year’s new varieties, cotton growers need to pay close attention to potash and nitrogen application. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response …