FFB Sponsoring Three Upcoming Labor Seminars

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Florida Farm Bureau is sponsoring some upcoming Labor Seminars and assistant director of Ag Policy, Joshua Craft, encourages growers to attend these free opportunities to learn more about the ever changing rules of labor. Download Audio Seminar Schedule: Monday, Dec. 6 at the Hardee County Civic Center in Wauchula Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Florida Citrus Building (Nora Mayo Hall) …

Minimum Storm Damage

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Weather

The 2010 hurricane season is now over and today Everett Griner gives us some statistics from the agricultural point of view. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cotton Inc Using Diverse Strategies to Accomplish Singular Goal

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Georgia

Mark Messura, senior vice president of global supply chain marketing with Cotton Incorporated says their mission is actually quite simple, but it’s the numerous ways they achieve that goal that makes their efforts so diverse. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Peanut Posted Price Rises & Disaster Signup Deadline Nears

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

The weekly peanut posted price has been raised again as Tyron Spearman looks at those numbers along with a reminder about a deadline nearing that some growers need to be aware of. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Senate Passes Food Safety Legislation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The U.S. Senate has passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and now it is up to Congress to reconcile the Senate bill with the House version of food safety reforms by the end of the lame-duck session . Download Audio Some Ag groups are concerned about some of the exemptions in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Download Audio …

Becker Underwood Products for Peanut Growers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

When it comes to inoculating your peanut crop each year Kurt Seevers, Field Development Leader for Becker-Underwood, said their products have been proven through research done here in the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Argentina Peanut Acreage is Up

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

When it comes to peanuts, Argentina is a major competitor for U.S griowers and Tyron Spearman reports the crop in that country is actually seeing more acreage this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Ag Organizations Band Together to Urge for Estate Tax Reform

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork

Several farm groups held a news conference today in an effort to urge Congress to act on estate tax reform during the lame duck session. As of now the estate tax will revert back to its pre-2001 exemption amount of $1 million, with a tax rate of 55 percent on January 1, 2011. One of the panelist, Taylor Slade a …