As seed goes into the ground this spring, Bayer Crop Sciences Tech Services Representative Keith Rucker wants growers to know that Velum® Total will provide them with an effective choice for early insect and nematode control in cotton and peanuts. Bayer Helping Growers with Early Season Nematode Control Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Post-Irma Ag Relief Could Come Soon
Florida farmers awaiting federal disaster relief to help cover losses from Hurricane Irma last September may learn more details this week about the highly anticipated program. The $2.36 billion Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program is expected to offer a direct-payments model that would not hold growers to traditional payment limitations and would establish a state-managed program to handle tree losses. …
Peanuts in the Proposed Farm Bill
There is still a ways to go in getting the 2018 farm bill put together, but Tyron Spearman takes a look at how peanuts fare in the proposed bill passed by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee last week. Peanuts in the Proposed Farm Bill Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
Funding Cotton Research Projects for Georgia Producers
The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) board of directors recently approved its research budget for the upcoming crop year. GCC Executive Director Richey Seaton said the goal of producer-funded research is to help cotton producers’ bottom lines. Funding Cotton Research Projects for Georgia Producers Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Soybean Farmers Can’t Replace Chinese Business
U.S. soybean exports could drop as much as 65 percent if the back-and-forth trade rhetoric battle between the two largest economies causes China to slap on retaliatory tariffs. Politico says that number comes from a soon-to-be-published report out of Purdue University. Earlier this month, China said it will put a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans if President Trump follows …
U.S. Peanut Export Update
Tyron Spearman has this week’s peanut export update. U.S. Peanut Export Update Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Cotton Ginning Cost-Share Program Sign-up Continues
Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it had opened the sign-up period for the Cotton Ginning Cost-Share Program. Reece Langley, vice president of Washington operations for the National Cotton Council, reminds producers the sign-up continues until May 11. Cotton Ginning Cost Share Program Sign-up Continues Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Peanut Market Update
Tyron Spearman has this week’s peanut market update. Peanut Market Update Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Cotton Planting Running Behind
There are reports of cotton planters hitting the fields in some areas this week, but as of this past Sunday, cotton planted in Alabama was at only 1 percent which is actually the 5-year average. Zero had been planted by the same time last year. Cotton planted in Florida was zero, compared to 1 percent this time last year. And …
Peanut Industry Pleased with Farm Bill Draft
Many in the peanut industry are pleased with the House draft of the 2018 Farm Bill. Tyron Spearman has the story. Peanut Industry Pleased with Farm Bill Draft Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …