With the lack of a farm bill and fluctuating commodity prices, some farmers are taking their time deciding what crops to plant this spring. A new product from DuPont called First Shot is helping farmers by allowing them to go ahead and get their burn down done before they make final planting decisions. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
High Fertilizer Cost Concerns
High fertilizer costs continue to be a concern for all farmers and at the recent Georgia Cotton Conference, UGA extension soil scientist Glen Harris told growers that they need to be careful in making decisions to cut back on fertilizer use. Report (1:00 mp3) This post sponsored by: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, …
Peanut Exports Booming & APC to Hold Meeting
According to the latest report peanutĂ‚Â exports are doing very well, asĂ‚Â Tyron SpearmanĂ‚Â has the numbers and also looks ahead to the American Peanut Council meetingĂ‚Â coming soon.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â ReportĂ‚Â 1 (:25 mp3)Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report 2 (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research …
Peanut Month Events
March is Peanut Month and a variety of events have been held already includingĂ‚Â the GFA’sĂ‚Â annual meeting. Tyron Spearman has these updates..Ă‚Â Ă‚Â ReportĂ‚Â 1 (:30 mp3)Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report 2 (:35 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …
Peanut Usage is Up
Tyron Spearman reports today that peanut usage is up which is good news for growers.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports …
Peanut Planting Date is Big Issue
Soon it will be time to start planting peanuts but the question is how soon. One extension peanut agronomistĂ‚Â comments on this issue.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
“Open Outcry” Silenced – Futures Trading Now All Electronic
In these reports, comments from commodities trader Roger Corrado at I C E Futures U S in New York. He says it’s a historic but sad time as the open outcry system for trading futures contracts is silenced. In the third report posted below, some interesting reflections about how Corrado and others got a start in the business. Report (2:00 …
Peanut Graders File Workmans Comp
Tyron Spearman has information about a group of peanut graders who recently filed for workmans comp.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report (:35 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports …
Control CBR in Peanuts with Trilex Star
Ă‚Â Peanut growers that have had to deal with CBR know what it can do to their crop, but Bayer Crop Science has a product to help you control it.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research …
Georgia Cotton Production Meetings
We are a little bit more than halfway through the county cotton production meetings this year around Georgia. Extension economist Don Shurley with the UGA Cotton Team says even though there is no farm bill yet, he thinks growers are looking at other factors to determine their planting decisions. Click here to see a list of county meetings yet to …