Sponsoring this report: The 2008 numbers are in and Valencia’s projected a drop of 10%. Hear the broadcast here. CLICK HERE for a printable PDF document of the COMPLETED crop forecast chart. ALSO we are posting the link herein that will take you directly to the page of the USDA website that will have the actual crop forecast document posted …
More Details from Citrus Tree, Acreage Reports
In this report, Florida Agriculture & Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick has a few more interesting details about the release recently of updated citrus tree and acreage statistics. Scroll to earlier reports to find links to the actual USDA documents with all the details. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag …
New Florida Director for USDA Nat’l Ag Statistics Service
Jeff Geuder (in photo) will soon be back in Florida after serving a stint in Washington D C with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS). As you will learn by listening to this report, Jeff is very familiar with Florida agriculture, having spent a good deal of time in the Sunshine State with NASS in earlier years. Jeff will replace …
Lee V. McCoy 1947-2008: “RealMcCoy” Will Be Sorely Missed
It is with great sadness and tremendously heavy hearts we report of the passing of Lee V. McCoy, known to many of his legions of friends and colleagues as the “RealMcCoy”. Lee lost his battle with cancer early morning Thursday May 22 in a Georgia hospital, admitted the Monday before in a bout with pneumonia. Please find details regarding Lee’s …
January Crop Forecast
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released the January 1 forecast for the U.S. cotton crop this morning, and according to Shiela Corley with the NASS office in Washington D.C.. Report (2:50 mp3) This post sponsored by: USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Fruit Set & Tree Numbers Influence Forecast
In this report, Citrus Statistics Administrator Bob Terry with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service explains the main to factors influencing this year’s October Citrus Crop Forecast. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
More Reactions to Citrus Crop Forecast
In these reports, comments regarding USDA’s Citrus Crop Forecast announced last Friday and the outlook for immigration reform in Congress…We caught up with Florida Congressman Adam Putnam, whose family grows citrus in Polk County, at the Ray-Bob Groves Grower Breakfast where a hundred-plus growers gathered last week to hear the crop forecast broadcast. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) In …
THE FARM DOG!
Being the dog lovers we are around the network headquarters, I thought I’d share this commentary in particular. It’s from Southeast AgNet’s long-time commentary producer, Everett Griner. He first did this one many years ago, and I recently asked him to do it again so it would become part of these network on-line archives. By the way, in case you’re …
Citrus Crop Forecast “LIVE” Broadcast Information
Once again this year Southeast AgNet will anchor the “LIVE” broadcast of the annual USDA Citrus Crop Forecast from a special grower breakfast at Ray-Bob Groves near Alturas (pdf file). Stallings Crop Insurance is sponsoring the “LIVE” radio network broadcast, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Friday October 12, 2007. Stallings and Ray-Bob Groves invite citrus growers, owners and managers to the …
FL AgNet Week in Review July 27, 2007
In this weeks podcast, the Florida Ag Statistics Service reviews last seasons numbers and prepares for the October Crop Forecast, Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton, Jr. addresses the free rider issue, NCBA President John Queen encourages cattlemen to contact their congressmen, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson looks at the states future in bio-fuels, and farm broadcasters mourn the …