Senate Advances GMO Labeling Legislation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Pork, Seeds, Soybeans, Specialty Crops

The U.S. Senate has invoked cloture on the GMO labeling bill (S.764) by a vote of 65-32, which now clears the way for a final vote. Various agriculture groups are encouraging the passage of this legislation: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …

Improving Peanut Consumption Numbers

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

USDA’s Peanut Stocks and Processing Report was released last week for the month of May 2016, and Tyron Spearman reports peanut consumption numbers have improved. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received …

Georgia Cotton Acreage Up This Year

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia

Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton discusses USDA’s recent acreage report which shows the number of acres planted with cotton across Georgia at an estimated 1.3 million acres, up 15 percent from last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, …

Help Available to Install Water Quality Monitors in Alabama

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, General, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Water

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama wants to remind farmers that help is available in the process of installing edge-of-field stations that monitor water quality as it leaves their fields. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle …

Senate GMO Vote Important to Cotton Industry

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, General

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on ending debate on the GMO labeling bill. The bill needs 60 votes for approval to end debate and head for final passage, before moving to the House of Representatives. Many agriculture groups are urging farmers to contact their senators and ask for their support of the Roberts-Stabenow agreement on GMO labeling. …

La Nina Is Suddenly Here

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Weather

We told you a few weeks ago that El Nino had ended and outlooks were suggesting a return for La Nina, a cooling of tropical Pacific waters that some view as the opposite of El Nino. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecast was for it to develop by year’s end, but some models said it could develop sooner. And according …

Senate Moving Ahead with GMO Labeling Bill Vote

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

The U.S. Senate has announced a vote has been scheduled for this afternoon on ending debate on the GMO labeling bill. The Senate already voted 68-29 to move ahead with debate and the crucial procedural vote on the bipartisan GMO labeling bill which is needed to pre-empt a patchwork of conflicting state laws with a national label of some kind. …

Positive Peanut Export Numbers

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

The latest report indicates positive numbers for peanut exports. Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending July 1, 2016

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Technology

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have the latest numbers concerning cotton and peanut acreage estimates, information for dairy producers who can now enroll for 2017 coverage in the Margin Protection Program, we talk drones, persimmons Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows …

Peanut Crop Update

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has an update on how the 2016 peanut crop, here in the Southeast, and in other growing areas is faring at this time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received …