FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Office of Ag Water Policy

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Field Crops, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Office of Ag Water Policy, which was established to facilitate communications among federal, state, local agencies, and the agricultural industry on water quantity and water quality issues involving agriculture; and to help Florida farmers maintain access to sufficient water supplies. More information is …

Concerns About Peanut Ban

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

There are many concens about the possible ban of peanuts on airline flights, as Tyron Spearman looks at one major question many in the industry have been asking this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Releases Final Draft of Crop Insurance Agreement

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

WASHINGTON – As part of the Administration’s continuing efforts to reform the Federal crop insurance program, reduce the Federal deficit, and maximize taxpayer dollars, USDA has released the final draft of a new crop insurance agreement and announced that $6 billion in savings has been created through this action. Two thirds of this savings will go toward paying down the …

Two-Member Families

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

Everett Griner talks about how the supermarkets today are stocked for families of four or six, along with the waste of food for a two-member family. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL NRCS Encourages Producers to Signup for Energy Audit Program

Randall Weiseman Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Florida NRCS program specialist, Kenneth Morgan, wants to inform producers of a initiative designed to improve agricultural energy conservation and efficiency in Florida. Download Audio Click here for more information. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cotton By-Products as Erosion Control

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Georgia

Discovering new markets is an important element in agriculture and therefore, Cotton Incorporated and Mulch & Seed Innovations teamed up to find new market opportunities for cotton, through an all-natural fiber hydromulch from the by-products of ginning. And according to Andy Ellis, President of Mulch and Seed, the technology behind the hydromulch takes advantage of cotton’s natural characteristics making it …