Ag in Review for the Week of August 8, 2011

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Congress has a Full Plate After Recess

Robbie Minnich, with the National Cotton Council, says that Congress may be in their August recess but there are many outstanding issues to be addressed upon their return on September 6. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Ag Under Attack

Everett Griner tells us why agriculture needs a stronger defense. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026

Peanut Crop Estimated to be Down 13 Percent

USDA released their August crop estimates this morning and the peanut crop is forecast to be 13% less than last year’s as Tyron Spearman has those numbers along with estimates for this year’s corn, soybean, and cotton crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …

Drought the Story for the August Cotton Crop Report

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their August acreage reports this morning and Steve Maliszewski with NASS in Washington D.C. gives us the details on how all this hot and dry weather is affecting the cotton crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …

Who Will Farm?

Everett Griner explains that the future of agriculture is in capable hands. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026

US Drought Monitor Hits Record in July & Cotton Crop Condition Still Suffering

The US Drought Monitor shows a record amount of the US experienced exceptional drought during the month of July. And USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey gives us an update on how all that the heat and dry conditions are affecting the crop condition for the cotton crop. Drought Monitor Download Audio Cotton Condition Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …

Georgia Cotton Commission Holds Research Tour

Perry – The Georgia Cotton Commission held a research tour for its board members and invited guests on July 8, 2011, in Tifton. It was a day-long event and was an opportunity for Commission board members to observe, in-depth, the work in-progress at plot-side presentations given by the UGA Extension Cotton Team…work that is funded by the Georgia Cotton Commission …

GCC Continuing to Fight Against Additional Budget Cuts

Eventhough the deficit reduction deal that was agreed upon last week does not include any immediate cuts to farm safety net programs, many experts believe that cuts to ag spending and farm programs are still very possible. Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton says when it comes to budget cuts they will continue to fight for the producer. Download Audio Sponsored …

Cotton Board Approves 2012 Budget and Elects New Chairman

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) – During its Annual Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, the Cotton Board reviewed and voted to recommend Cotton Incorporated’s proposed 2012 budget of $80 million to the Secretary of Agriculture. The budget and plan, along with the Cotton Board’s recommendation, will be forwarded to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for final approval. The Cotton Board elected …