Vilsack Announces Funds to Promote Ag Exports

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 11, 2009-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 70 U.S. trade organizations received more than $234 million in Fiscal Year 2009 to help promote American food and agricultural products overseas. Vilsack made this announcement at the annual convention of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

County Committee Elections & Peanut Board Awards

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The Farm Service Agency reminds producers that County Committee elections are underway, as Tyron Spearman has the details and also has information about some recent awards given to the National Peanut Board. Elections: Awards: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

November Cotton Crop Numbers

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The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their monthly crop forecast for the 2009 cotton crop this morning as Shiela Corley with USDA NASS in Washington D.C. has the November numbers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Concerns about Climate Bill

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There’s a lot of talk about the climate bill in our nation’s capitol, as Tyron Spearman looks at the latest. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Research has Helped Make Cotton Big Business in Georgia

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With new issues and concerns facing Georgia cotton producers, Marvin Ruark, vice-chair of the Georgia Cotton Commission, says that challenges are not new to the industry, as a lot of work has been done to allow cotton to flourish in the Southeast. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

Climate Forecasts Getting Better

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The Agriculture Research Service is currently working on new methods to downscale seasonal forecasts to the farm scale and express them in one-month increments. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Commmissioner’s Spotlight on Operation Cleansweep

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This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about a program that gives farmers, nurseries, golf course operators, pest control services and the like, a safe and economical way to dispose of pesticides they can’t use. More information is available on line by clicking on “Operation Cleansweep.” Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …