Vilsack Discusses Food Safety

Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman recently interviewed U S Agriculture Tom Vilsack. From that interview, some of his comments in this report about food safety issues and how the administration views the need for an overhaul of the food safety system he says is antiquated. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle …

Cotton Producers Frustrated

Richey Seaton, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, says that the uncertainty in the cotton industry has left many producers frustrated. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle …

Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program Deadline

The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) administered by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for funding on a continuous basis but those who want to receive consideration for funding in this fiscal year must submit their applications by June 1. Assistant State Conservationist Steve Musser says that even though FRPP has been in previous farm …

AL State Conservationist Retiring

After 34 years of serving our nations farmers in positions with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, Gary Kobylski is retiring as Alabama’s State Conservationist. This Friday April 3rd will be Gary Kobylski’s last day with NRCS as you can hear more of my interview with him this week: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research …

Peanut Stocks & Processing and GA Peanut Referendum

The latest peanut stocks & processing report has numbers of interest to growers, as Tyron Spearman runs through those along with reminding Georgia growers about the peanut referendum that’s underway. Stocks report: Ga Referendum: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United …

Janice Whitaker Honored with 2009 Mrs. Peach Award

Janice Whitaker is a true Georgia peach. In 1986 she began her career working in the peach industry as a corporate secretary for Evans Farms in Fort Valley, GA. Twenty-three years later the industry that she has served so well was able to honor her with the first ever 2009 Mrs. Peach Award. The award, presently known as the Mr. …

Peanut Planting Intentions Way Down

Many were anticipating lower peanut acres this year, and according to Tyron Spearman, that’s exactly the way it looks after USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their annual planting intentions reports this morning. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …

Cotton Planting Intentions are Down

The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their annual planting intentions reports this morning, and when it comes to cotton acres, Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. said the numbers are 7 percent lower than last year. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That …

Making Adjustments

People can make adjustments to this economy, but they can not quit eating. Everett Griner talks today about the impact of the recession on agriculture. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch …