National Progress on Cotton Planting

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, General, Georgia, Weather

With relatively cooler and wet weather conditions across the nation, the planting progress has lagged behind this season. Meteorologist Brad Rippey checks in on the development of the cotton crop. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

CRP Extensions for Some Expiring Contracts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia

USDA is giving some producers the opportunity to modify and extend their Conservation Reserve Program contracts scheduled to expire on Sept. 30, 2009. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Peanut Crop Update

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

Here is a quick update on where peanut planting stands at this time. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Pigweed Still Poses Issues for Cotton Belt

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

UGA Extension Agronomist Dr. Stanley Culpepper acknowledges that Palmer Amaranth is still a major issue in some areas of the cotton belt. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Soybeans Making Strides in the Southeast

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Soybeans

The United Soybean Board has been working on ways to improve productivity of soybeans in the south. Rick Stern, Production Committee Chairman says that they have recently completed the mapping of the soybean genome and developed a drought tolerant line. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Night Spraying for Peanut Diseases

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts

When it comes to disease problems in peanuts, University of Georgia’s Dr. Tim Brenneman said growers need to make sure they get the most out of the fungicides they use, and that’s where night-time spraying efforts may help. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Proposed Refinements to Renewable Fuels

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Soybeans

Today Tyron Spearman has information from EPA concerning refinements to the renewable fuels standard, and also how the name of the latest influenza has been changed to help protect the hog indsutry. Renewable Fuels: H1N1 Influenza: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Ag Consultants to Meet in Nashville

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General

(Menomonee Falls, WI — April 28, 2009) — The American Society of Agricultural Consultants has selected Nashville as the site of the organization’s 2009 Conference and Annual Meeting. Activities will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Nashville Downtown Nov. 8 – 10. “We’re developing a program that is as eclectic as our membership,” says Paige Gilligan, CAC, Agrestic Solutions, Tempe, …

Saxby on Georgia Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts

The Southeast AgNet team recently traveled to Washington DC where they got a chance to visit with Senator Saxby Chambliss about Georgia Agriculture. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024