Slow Start for Cotton Planting

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Weather

Wet weather across the Southeast has really hampered any ideas of planting at this time. But according to USDA meteorologist Mark Brusberg, cotton planting is off to a slow start in other areas of the country too. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle …

Final Day of Georgia Peanut Referendum

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Georgia, Peanuts

Today is the final day to get your ballots in the mail for your vote to count in the Georgia Peanut Commission Referendum. Tyron Spearman has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary …

Bee Negative

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Everett Griner talks about beekeepers caught in a squeeze in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

Southeast AgNet This Week: Avian Influenza News; Deadlines Tomorrow

Tacy Callies Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Weather

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes details on bird flu outbreaks and two important deadlines occurring tomorrow. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida …

Florida Agriculture Literacy Day Scheduled for Tuesday, April 21

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

From Florida Agriculture in the Classroom: GAINESVILLE – The 12th annual Florida Agriculture Literacy Day is scheduled for Tuesday April 21, 2015, and a new non-fiction children’s book developed for it will highlight Florida’s livestock and poultry industries. The book, the title of which is ‘Drive Through Florida: Livestock and Poultry,’ features an animated red truck named ‘Ole Red’ that …

In-shell Peanut Exports Doing Well

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

In-shell peanut exports are doing very well, as Tyron Spearman has the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

Conserve Florida: This Earth Day, We Salute the Soil

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: Eighty years ago, on April 14, 1935, an ominous wall of blowing sand and dust swept across the Great Plains. This day is known in history as Black Sunday. During the 1930s, the Dust Bowl days were a period during which huge dust storms ravaged the Midwest because of years of overplanting, …

Peppered Up

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner talks about the universal spice, black pepper, in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

Georgia Peanut Commission Referendum Ends Wednesday

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Georgia, Peanuts

Georgia peanut producers are being reminded they only have a couple of days left to get referendum ballots sent in, as they need to be postmarked by April 15. Don Koehler, executive director of the Georgia Peanut Commission, says if you have any questions about the commission’s activities or the referendum to contact him. Download Audio For more information, contact …

Strategic Plan Important for Alabama Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops

The Alabama Agriculture & Forestry Strategic Plan, which Members of a Steering Committee developed, calls for a more cooperative relationship between business and government in the state. Dr. Gary Lemme, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, explains why this plan is important to the state’s ag industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …