Less Cotton Acres Expected

Randall Weiseman Cotton

Higher grain prices will likely mean significantly less cotton acres this year, according to the National Cotton Council’s 24th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey released last week. Check out the survey on the NCC website. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Cultivator Research Continues

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Certain research efforts from last year will carry over to this year’s peanut crop.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

New Job For Cotton Inc VP

Randall Weiseman Cotton

After over five years as Vice President of Agricultural research for Cotton Incorportated, Dr. Roy Cantrell is taking a new job with Monsanto. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Contracts Update

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has a look at what’s happening with peanut contracts at this time.  Report (:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Ag Calendar

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts

There are a variety of meetings coming up across the region that many growers may want to attend. Tyron Spearman has a look at some of those.  Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Farm Bill Facts

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Tyron Spearman looks at interesting figures concerning the farm bill and the peanut industry.  Report (1:15 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

USDA Releases Farm Bill Proposals

Randall Weiseman Cotton, General, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Wednesday unveiled the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2007 farm bill proposals. The more than 65 proposals correspond to the 2002 farm bill titles with additional special focus areas, including specialty crops, beginning farmers and ranchers, and socially disadvantaged producers. Details are available at www.usda.gov/farmbill. Among the proposals are payment limitations and increased conservation funding. Conservation Report …

Peanut Area Ag Committee Appointees

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Tyron Spearman looks at who has been appointed to the ag committees from the peanut growing areas.  Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Growers Adapt to Peanut Program

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Peanut growers have done a great job in adapting to the peanut program.  Report (1:10 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Weed Resistance Topic at Cotton Meetings

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

As the county cotton production meetings are being held across the state, one big topic of discussion is weed resistance problems. Randall Weiseman recently talked about it with Stanley Culpepper, UGA Extension Weed Science Agronomist. Next cotton production meetings are scheduled for: Feb. 1 – 4 pm – Bulloch County, 6 pm – Candler County Feb. 2 – noon – …