An Early Season Overview of the 2011 Georgia Cotton Situation

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

An early season overview of the 2011 Georgia cotton situation from the University of Georgia cotton team shows that a once very optimistic outlook for this years cotton crop is now being overshadowed by a lingering early season drought. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

EPA Responds to DEP Numeric Nutrient Criteria Petition

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops

Florida Farm Bureau’s Staci Braswell says the Environmental Protection Agency has issued a non-committal response to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection petition regarding Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Persistence Indicating Hot Dry Weather

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Weather

Any rains across the Southeast the past few weeks have definitely been scattered, and today Tyron Spearman passes along some information he learned about what we might expect to see yet this summer when it comes to our weather patterns. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

Land Values

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Just exactly how high is too high for land? Everett Griner looks at the value of land. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

GCC Fighting to Save Research Dollars

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Talks of budget woes seem to be the norm lately, but Richey Seaton, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, says they are fighting for cotton farmers to ensure that agricultural research dollars remain intact. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

U.S. Committing to Aflatoxin Fight in Africa

Randall Weiseman Corn, Field Crops, Peanuts

The U.S. is committing 12-million dollars for aflatoxin control in Africa as efforts continue to prevent high levels of aflatoxin contamination in maize and peanuts here and in Nigeria. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Announces New Recreational, Fishing and Hunting Opportunities in Rural Areas

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General, Georgia, Livestock

This just in from USDA: WASHINGTON, June 13, 2011 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced developments in two popular USDA programs that will support conservation of working lands for the benefit of wildlife, water quality, and recreation. The Secretary announced that USDA will accept 2.8 million acres offered by landowners under the 41st Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up. …

Ag in Review for the Week of June 06, 2011

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Podcast, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables, Weather

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

EPA Clean Water Act Guidance Document Will be Hard to Fight

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

The EPA is continuing its effort to expand jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act. This time through a guidance document and regulatory specialist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, Don Parrish, paints a pretty disturbing picture of just how much the expansion could affect farmers. FL Download Audio AL/GA Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …