Candice Erick, agricultural statistics administrator with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Marketing and Development, sent the following e-mail Monday: Florida Agricultural Statistics Service (FASS) has been notified that the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board will not be meeting this week. Employees have been told to cancel travel arrangements to Washington, DC. There will be no citrus …
Citrus Forecast Up in Air, H-2A a Concern Due to Gov’t Shutdown
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks, who met with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thursday, says there’s uncertainty regarding the October 11 citrus crop forecast and operation of the H-2A program that allows foreign harvesters, all due to the government shutdown. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …
Citrus Industry E-news: Good News for IFAS Center; Citrus Forecast Info
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive includes an update on the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center and information on the upcoming citrus crop forecast. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Fruit Drop and Citrus Forecasts
Record high levels of fruit drop caused by HLB kept citrus crop forecasts dropping throughout the last citrus season. Jim Ewing of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says the service will look at ways to reflect fruit drop in forecasts as quickly as possible this season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
Citrus Crop Forecast “LIVE” Statewide Broadcast/Webcast October 11th
(Southeast AgNet, Ocala, FL, September 23, 2013) The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be broadcast “live” for the 19th consecutive year at NOON Friday, October 11 on Southeast AgNet Radio Network and at www.southeastagnet.com. Southeast AgNet is again the exclusive radio network source for this “live” coverage, first begun in the mid 1990’s …
Cotton Estimates Up Slightly From Last Month, Still Down from 2012
The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their September acreage report today, revealing a slight increase in cotton acreage. With more on the forecast we have Angie Considine with USDA NASS in Washington, D.C. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Citrus Industry E-news: Expo Reports; Steger Forecast
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry eNews Exclusive includes more coverage from Citrus Expo and details from the Steger forecast. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Steger’s Florida Orange Forecast is 130 Million Boxes
The private forecast released by Elizabeth Steger, a citrus consultant, estimates Florida’s 2013-14 season orange production will be 3.4 million boxes less than last season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Corn Production and Acreage Totals Revised Up
USDA’s crop numbers for August show corn production and yield forecasts adjusted significantly up for this year’s crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Cotton Acreage Down 25 Percent from 2012
The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their August acreage report today, revealing a continued slide in cotton acreage. With more on the forecast we have Angie Considine with USDA NASS in Washington, D.C. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024