The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) has released the final production figures from the 2015 cotton crop. Angie Considine, with NASS in Washington, D.C., reports the crop was down 21 percent from the previous year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …
Georgia Cotton Planting Progressing Well
Jared Whitaker, University of Georgia cotton Extension agronomist, says cotton planting is progressing well in the state and has a few thoughts for those just starting or about ready to start. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending May 6, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk concerns with the slow process of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a case low-grade avian influenza , soil testing, olives, Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for …
Agriculture Groups Push for FOIA Exemption
Language exempting checkoff programs from federal public records law was added to the pending Fiscal Year 2017 Ag Appropriations bill after a coalition of agriculture groups lobbied for the addition. Download Audio
UGA Researcher Emphasizes Importance of Soil Testing
University of Georgia Extension Soil Scientist Dr. Glen Harris, reminds farmers that soil testing is important no matter what crop you are growing. Download Audio
New ‘Focus on Cotton’ Webinar Provides Research-based Insights into Thrips Management
From the Cotton Board: Memphis, TN – Thrips are the most consistent insect pest of cotton production in the southeastern United States and can cause damage that results in leaf curling, delays in plant maturity, loss of apical dominance, and plant death. A new Focus on Cotton webcast titled “Managing Thrips in Cotton: Research in the Southeast Region” provides cotton …
Southeast Planting Progress Update
Producers of corn and soybeans in the Midwest are making good progress in getting those crops planted, and when it comes to that and other crops here in the Southeast, we have an update on how planting is progressing. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle …
Challenging Cotton Duty in Turkey
The National Cotton Council (NCC) disputes the recent findings in the Turkish anti-dumping investigation, and according to story from Tyron Spearman, is challenging that duty. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle …
Cotton Industry Facing a Challenging Year
Those involved in the U.S. cotton industry know they are facing one of the most challenging years it’s seen since the 1980s. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows …
Cotton Planting Behind 5-year Average
Weather conditions have allowed cotton producers to get a little more seed into the ground, in some areas, while corn planting is well ahead of the normal pace. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at where planting progress stood as of this past Sunday, first with cotton. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …