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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Field Crops”

High Fertilizer Cost Concerns

Randall Weiseman March 7, 2008 Cotton, Georgia

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 Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …

Peanut Exports Booming & APC to Hold Meeting

Randall Weiseman March 7, 2008 Peanuts

According to the latest report peanutÂ exports are doing very well, asÂ Tyron SpearmanÂ has the numbers and also looks ahead to the American Peanut Council meetingÂ coming soon.Â Â ReportÂ 1 (:25 mp3)Â Â Report 2 (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds …

Peanut Month Events

Randall Weiseman March 6, 2008 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

March is Peanut Month and a variety of events have been held already includingÂ the GFA’sÂ annual meeting. Tyron Spearman has these updates..Â Â ReportÂ 1 (:30 mp3)Â Â Report 2 (:35 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and …

Peanut Usage is Up

Randall Weiseman March 5, 2008 Peanuts

Tyron Spearman reports today that peanut usage is up which is good news for growers.Â Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to …

Peanut Planting Date is Big Issue

Randall Weiseman March 3, 2008 Peanuts

Soon it will be time to start planting peanuts but the question is how soon. One extension peanut agronomistÂ comments on this issue.Â Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, …

“Open Outcry” Silenced – Futures Trading Now All Electronic

Gary Cooper February 29, 2008 Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Florida, Sugar

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

Randall Weiseman February 28, 2008 Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has information about a group of peanut graders who recently filed for workmans comp.Â Â Report (:35 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to …

Control CBR in Peanuts with Trilex Star

Randall Weiseman February 27, 2008 Peanuts

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.Â Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds …

Georgia Cotton Production Meetings

Randall Weiseman February 27, 2008 Cotton, Georgia

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 …

Peanut Price Per Pound

Randall Weiseman February 26, 2008 Peanuts

The latest price per pound information for peanuts is available, as Tyron Spearman looks at the numbers. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

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Sweet Orange Scab and HLB Quarantines Updated
Agriculture officials announced the expansion of the sweet orange scab (SOS) quarantine and establishment of a new HLB quarantine area, both in California. SWEET ORANGE SCAB On March 11, the quarantine area for SOS in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles County was expanded by 80 square miles. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal […]
CRAFT Discussed at Florida Citrus Show
The Florida Citrus Show provided an opportunity for Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation (CRAFT) Executive Director Steven Hall to share the organization’s accomplishments and future plans. Hall moderated a panel discussion and spoke about the organization’s work. “Thanks to Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, Senate President Ben Albritton, the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron […]

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