Cotton planting is catching up nationwide, while here in the Southeast, progress is running just about normal with 93 percent planted in Alabama and 82 percent planted in Georgia as of Sunday, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service state offices. GA Report (1:00 mp3) AL Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To …
Cotton Council Holding Farm Bill Meetings
The National Cotton Council will review key provisions of the new Farm Bill at a series of informational meetings this month. In Georgia, the Georgia Cotton Commission is co-sponsoring the meetings, which will be held: June 19, 3 pm in Statesboro at the Bulloch County Ag Center June 20, 9 am in Perry at the National Fair Grounds & Ag …
New Peanut Loan Rate Program
Tyron Spearman has information about a new peanut loan rate program. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025
Food Security Summit Meets and Crop Insurance Deadline Passes
Tyron Spearman has information about his weeks World Food Security Summit meeting, and also says the total crop insurance deadline has passed but there are still ways you can partially insure your crop. Report 1 (1:00 mp3)    Report 2 (:20 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful …
FL-GA Corn Silage & Forage Field Day Well Attended
A good crowd made it a day at the UF/IFAS Plant Science and Education Research Unit in Citra, FL. Rotating classroom sessions allowed the large crowd to split, so some could do the classroom sessions while others did the field trip around the facility. A good group of exhibiting sponsors were on hand to mingle before lunch, and we were …
Various Peanut Headlines
Tyron Spearman updates peanut growers on various news. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025
Georgia Cotton Commission Nominations
Nomination meetings for three positions on the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton are being held this week. May 28 at 10 am, Lee County Farm Bureau, Leesburg May 28 at 3 pm, Bleckley County Farm Bureau, Cochran May 29 at 3 pm, Morgan County Farm Bureau, Madison All cotton producers in those areas are urged to participate in making …
Domark for Soybeans
Soybean planting is nearly complete here in the southeast and time for growers to start thinking about protecting against soybean rust and getting maximum harvest value. Rick Kraus with Valent USA says one way to do that is with Domark fungicide. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
Lee V. McCoy 1947-2008: “RealMcCoy” Will Be Sorely Missed
It is with great sadness and tremendously heavy hearts we report of the passing of Lee V. McCoy, known to many of his legions of friends and colleagues as the “RealMcCoy”. Lee lost his battle with cancer early morning Thursday May 22 in a Georgia hospital, admitted the Monday before in a bout with pneumonia. Please find details regarding Lee’s …
Georgia Cotton Planting Progress
Cotton planting is halfway done in the state now according to the latest report from the Georgia office of USDA’s National Ag Statistics service and Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says that’s good compared to last year. Report(1:00 mp3) Remember that nomination meetings for three positions on the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton are coming up next …