Watching Commodity Prices Fall

Randall Weiseman Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans

As the stock market continues to fall, so do commodity prices as Tyron Spearman reports many farmers are already wondering how this will affect what they plant next year. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …

Restaurant Chain to use Peanut Oil

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

There is a well-known restaurant chain that plans to switch over to using 100% peanut oil, as Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Fertilizer Prices Seen Softening

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

With oil prices down, that could be good news for fertilizer prices, according to UGA Cotton Team soil fertility specialist Glenn Harris. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Peanuts Rolling in as Price Holds

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman updates the latest posted price for peanuts and where the numbers are from buying points of peanuts that have come in thus far this harvest season. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …

Using Peanuts for Biodiesel

Randall Weiseman Energy, Georgia, Peanuts

The University of Georgia is finding new ways to fuel the farmer by using one of the most common grown Georgia commodities, peanuts. Researcher Wilson Faircloth says they are having to look to varieties of the crop that may not have worked in the traditional market due to shelling characteristics or taste but that require less input in order to …

Cotton Budget Approved

Randall Weiseman Cotton

USDA has approved both the Cotton Board’s and Cotton Incorporated’s 2009 budgets. The Cotton board budget totals just under $4.7 million while Cotton Incorporated’s approved budget consists of $78 million in program funding and $3 million in supplemental funding. Cotton Board CEO Drayton Mayers says that money is going directly to help producers increase profitability. See details of the budget …

Georgia Cotton Harvest Progress

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The cotton harvest is running just a bit behind schedule with 26 percent was harvested in the state, about five percent less than average. Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says it’s a mixed bag around the state. Listen to report: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …

USDA Updates Report and Payment Info

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops

Tyron Spearman has the latest information from USDA concerning enrollment deadlines for those who have a 10 acre base or less and also about payments coming out for growers with an upland cotton base. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As …

Cotton Management Seminar Preview

Randall Weiseman Cotton

Cotton Incorporated is hosting the 2008 Crop Management Seminar next month to give crop consultants, producers and cotton researchers a forum to discuss events of the current growing season, exchange ideas and share information to help deal with the challenges they are facing. The seminar and workshops will be held in Tunica, Mississippi on November 11- 13. Registration information is …

Cotton Board President at Sunbelt

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The president and CEO of the Cotton Board was at Sunbelt Ag Expo last week meeting with producers stopping by the Georgia Cotton Commission booth. Listen to report: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025