Donate Peanut Butter on May 9th

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

The U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers are once again supporting the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive, designed to help those in need. This Saturday May 9th you can join thousands of postal carriers and millions of Americans by participating in the nation’s largest one-day food drive. And according to Tyron Spearman, the Georgia …

Peanut Prices and Consumption Numbers

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman looks at not only where peanut prices stand, but how consumption numbers look and how it all ties in together. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For …

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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle …

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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, …

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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle …