Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes two USDA reports that show certain field crop acreage going in opposite directions: Cotton acreage is down 18 percent while peanut acreage is up the same percentage. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …
Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black Applauds Efforts to Overturn Burdensome ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule
From the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black is applauding the action taken today by Attorney General Sam Olens to join eight other state attorneys general in a lawsuit asking a federal court to strike down a new rule from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency that unlawfully expands the federal government’s regulatory reach …
Peanut Acreage is Up 18 Percent
USDA just released its June planted acreage reports, and while most growers knew peanut acreage would be up this year, they weren’t sure how much. But according to today’s report, acreage rose 18 percent compared to last year. Tyron Spearman has the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle …
Cotton Acreage Down 18 Percent
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its June planted acreage reports today, and Angie Considine with NASS in Washington, D.C., says the cotton numbers are down 18 percent for 2015. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary …
Early-bird Registration Ends Today for Southern Peanut Growers Conf.
Here’s a reminder today, June 30, is the early-bird registration deadline for the Southern Peanut Growers Conference which will take place July 23-25 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …
Bee Possibilities
Everett Griner talks about new thoughts on bee preservation in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …
President Obama Signs Trade Promotion Authority into Law
From the American Soybean Association: WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 29, 2015)-Trade promotion authority (TPA) will soon help create and strengthen international trade agreements, opening valuable markets and providing an advantage for U.S. farmers. President Barack Obama signed TPA into law on Monday, June 29, 2015. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Salmonella Case Update
Tyron Spearman provides an update concerning the peanut butter salmonella court case involving a Georgia plant. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts …
Discussing Latest Review on 2,4-D
Last week, after the latest review of scientific literature, the International Agency for Research on Cancer said the herbicide 2,4-D will be classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans. We talked with Jim Gray, executive director of the 2,4-D Research Task Force, about his thoughts on this report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle …
Nomination Period Ending for Georgia Cotton Commission Board
Here is a reminder that today, June 30, is the final day to make nominations to fill two positions on the Georgia Cotton Commission Board of Directors. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …