El Nino Weather Watch

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In this report, USDA Radio’s Gary Crawford (photo) talks with Meteorologist Brad Rippey about the potential for an El Nino weather pattern to develop, and if it does, what the impacts on various areas of the U S may be. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Citrus Crop Forecast Update for June 2009: Valencias Up 2M Boxes

Gary Cooper Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

Sponsoring this news report: CLICK HERE to go to the USDA Statistics website where all the citrus crop forecasts are stored, including the just released June update. The Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 159.6 million boxes, up 2.0 million boxes from last month. The change is within the Valencia portion at 75.0 …

Expecting a Positive Cotton Season

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Georgia

The Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Richey Seaton gives an update on where Georgia cotton farmers are pertaining to planting and market frustrations. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Weather May Change Planting Intentions

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Georgia

USDA’s Spring Planting Intentions Report forecasted an overall drop in cotton acres, but Richey Seaton executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, says that recent weather conditions in Georgia may have a direct impact on what farmers ultimately decide to plant. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Reports Slight Reduction in Florida Orange Crop Estimate

Gary Cooper Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

This month’s update on the citrus crop comes to us from Florida Citrus Mutual: Stallings Crop Insurance sponsors this news report: LAKELAND, Fla. (April 9, 2009) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released its April orange crop forecast for the 2008-2009 season slightly reducing the total orange estimate by 400,000 boxes to 157.6 million boxes. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …

Peanut Planting Intentions Way Down

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

Many were anticipating lower peanut acres this year, and according to Tyron Spearman, that’s exactly the way it looks after USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their annual planting intentions reports this morning. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cotton Planting Intentions are Down

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Florida, Georgia

The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their annual planting intentions reports this morning, and when it comes to cotton acres, Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. said the numbers are 7 percent lower than last year. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Citrus Crop Forecast Update for March 2009

Gary Cooper Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

CLICK HERE to go to the March Citrus Crop Forecast update from USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS). In this report, Florida Agriculture Statistics Director Jeff Geuder reviews some of the highlights. USDA NASS Sponsoring this citrus crop forecast update: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Citrus Crop Forecast Reduced in February

Gary Cooper Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida, General

CLICK HERE to go to the Citrus Statistics page at the Florida Agriculture Statistics Service website where all the monthly citrus crop updates are stored…AND click the play icons below to hear from Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick about the February numbers. USDA NASS Sponsoring this news report: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

UGA Holds Ag Forecast Discussions

Randall Weiseman Crop Forecasts, General, Georgia

The University of Georgia hosted their 2009 Georgia Ag Forecast thoughout the state this week and Scott Angle, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, says that the annual breakfast discussion was more important than ever. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024