Another cold snap on tap this week for most of Florida and for this week’s gathering of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) and Florida Chapter of the National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) in St. Petersburg this week. FFAA & NAMA members will hear a special message from Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, and a special presentation about energy crops expansions …
Peanut Crop Up from Last Year
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their updated crop numbers this morning and Tyron Sprearman looks at how not only peanuts, but other major crops here in the Southeast came in. Download Audio
AFBF Wants Congress to Act on EPA
Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Atlanta this week voted to urge Congress to pursue vigorous oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency. Download Audio
January Cotton Crop Report
The January all cotton crop numbers were released this morning, as Steve Maliszewski with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service in Washington D.C. updates where the figures stand for the 2010 crop. Download Audio
Pollination Problems
Everett Griner explains how all of the pollination sources are declining. Download Audio
Freeze Impacts to Specialty Crop Industries Could Be Lasting
South Florida Multi-County Extension Agent Gene McAvoy says there will be shortages of some crops for a while following the recent series of crop freezes in south Florida. He also says complications with shipments from Mexico could compound supply shortages of some produce, and that economic woes due to these freezes could have longer term impact on Florida supplies on …
Vilsack Speaks at AFBF in Atlanta
One of the guest speakers at this week’s American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting was U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack who talked about possible spending cuts in safety net programs and the 2012 farm bill. Download Audio
Lots of Peanut Butter Served in Atlanta
AG CONNECT Expo 2011 and the American Farm Bureau Federation trade show wrapped up yesterday in Atlanta as Tyron Spearman looks back at how peanuts and peanut butter played a big part at the event. Download Audio
Farm Income Up
Was 2010 a record breaking year? What about 2011? Everett Griner looks at this. Download Audio
Taking Advantage of High Cotton Prices While Fighting Pigweed
At this past week’s Beltwide Cotton Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, one topic of discussion was of course weed resistance and UGA’s Stanley Culpepper told us with good cotton prices this is a good year for growers to really do what it takes to fight palmer pigweed. Download Audio