Peanut Price Update

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has this week’s peanut price update. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida 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, 2026

A Much Improved Range and Pasture Situation

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Field Crops, Livestock

While the drought continues to plaque pastures and rangelands in the southwestern parts of our country, that’s not the case elsewhere. As a matter of fact, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says their latest report on the condition of range and pastures in the U.S. shows some near record conditions in a few areas. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of …

Georgia Cotton Producers Urged to Attend Crop Management Seminar

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia

A Crop Management Seminar is coming up November 12-13 at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference center in Tifton, Georgia. And Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton hopes cotton producers in the state will be able to attend. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming …

USDA Designates 2 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas With Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Weather

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Miller and Seminole counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight …

Growing More Corn in the South

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

Over the recent years, we have seen more corn acres across the Sunbelt, as Cindy Zimmerman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida 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 …

Verdict in on Lawsuit to Enforce Plant Variety Protection

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

The verdict is in concerning the lawsuit to enforce plant variety protection. Tyron Spearman has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida 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 …

Georgia Launches Hunters Helping Farmers Program

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Specialty Crops

Georgia farmers who are fed up with crop damage due to feral hogs now have some help. The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently announced a new program to try and help solve this growing problem. For those interested you can call 1-844-464-5455. But I talked with Commissioner Gary Black on how this is …

Fresh From Florida Program Gives Members Edge at PMA Fresh Summit 2014

Dan Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Fresh From Florida Chef Justin Timineri offered up numerous tasty tidbits, once again a crowd pleaser at the big Fresh From Florida exhibit area in the huge Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit 2014. Held this week in Anaheim, California, the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Fresh From Florida program once again offered its members a great opportunity to work together …

EPA Launches a Voluntary Star-Rating Program to Reduce Pesticide Drift

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

From the Environmental Protection Agency: WASHINGTON-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a new voluntary Drift Reduction Technology (DRT) program to encourage the use of verified, safer pesticide spray products to reduce exposure and pesticide movement while saving farmers money in pesticide loss. “Every year state and local agencies receive thousands of complaints about the impacts of pesticide drift on …

PMA Fresh Summit Attracts Record Number of Farmers, Sellers, Buyers

Dan Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Lots is changing in produce and floral production and marketing these days. Produce Marketing Association (PMA) CEO Bryan Silbermann offers great insights in this lively and pointed discussion, in the midst of the 2014 PMA Summit held in Anaheim California this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …