Chambliss Request USDA and EPA to Update Climate Change Analysis

Randall Weiseman Energy, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and U.S. Representative Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), ranking members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees respectively, have sent letters to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson regarding the climate change legislation analysis models used by both USDA and the EPA. Full text of the …

GCC Annual Meeting Speaker Lineup

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The Georgia Cotton Commission’s 3rd Annual Meeting is coming up January 27, 2010 and Karen Nikitopoulos, communications program manager, says the one day event is a great opportunity for producers to receive a vast amount of information to help their operations. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …

GPC Nominations Accepted Monday and Tuesday

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

Nominations meetings for three positions on the Georgia Peanut Commission will take place next week as Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Estate Tax Extension Blocked

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Recently the House passed a one-year extension of current rates for the estate tax, but it now appears the tax law will expire at the end of the year as Senate Republicans blocked efforts to renew it. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

New Peanut Roasting Research

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has information about new roasting techniques and what it means for peanuts. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

New Seed Treatment Coming for Nematodes

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida

Paul Hewitt, seed treatment product manager with Bayer CropScience, says that they have a solution to a common pest of farmers. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Despite Wet Conditions Peanuts Still Coming In

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

We all know how wet conditions this fall have really hampered harvest, and while some areas have it worse than others, Tyron Spearman reports peanuts are still coming in at this late date. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

One in Four Cotton Fields Currently Unharvested

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Georgia, Weather

The story of the cotton harvest in the southeast this season continues to be the rain and the havoc it is creating for farmers. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024