AgNet This Week: Earth Day; Slow Start for Crops

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables, Weather

This week’s issue of AgNet This Week features a report on Earth Day and details on the slow start for crops this year. To learn more about these topics and much more click here to subscribe today and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …

Agricultural Groups Supporting Genetically Modified Labeling Bill

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

The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act was introduced in the House last week, and is getting wide support from agricultural organizations. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record …

Slow Start for Crops

Randall Weiseman Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans

Weather conditions this spring have caused a slow start for most crops across the Southeast. Tyron Spearman has more on that story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record …

Georgia Grown to Gain Renowned Chef

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Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black is excited about a new effort to further the popular Georgia Grown program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary …

Alabama Attorney General Proud of Agricultural and Rural Crime Unit

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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says it takes a specialized unit to fight the unique crimes that often occur in rural areas. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record …

Not Ideal Yet for Planting Peanuts and Carryover Important to Peanut Market

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

Current conditions are not allowing this to be an ideal time just yet for planting peanuts. Tyron Spearman has more on that story along with information about the carryover of peanuts and how important that is to the market. Planting: Download Audio Carryover: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida …

Soybean Farmers Can Request Referendum

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will offer soybean producers the opportunity to request a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order. Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Forms may be obtained by clicking here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

A Look a the Current Cotton Market

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Gary Adams, vice president of economics and policy analysis for the National Cotton Council, explains the factors that affect the numbers in USDA’s latest cotton reports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR 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, 2026Florida Cattle …

U.S. Sugar Completes 83rd Annual Sugarcane Harvest Season

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This is a release from the U.S. Sugar Corporation: Clewiston, FL – April 17, 2014– U.S. Sugar Corporation completed its sugarcane harvest operations early Thursday morning, and the Clewiston Sugar Factory is expected to grind out later today and finish liquidating* sugar on Saturday. U.S. Sugar completed its 83rd season during a year that featured far better than industry safety …

Discussing Herbicide Use in Peanuts and American Peanut Council Receives Funds

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

A discussion took place this past week concerning what herbicides peanut farmers used most. Tyron Spearman has more on that story, along with news about export funding that has come in to help the American Peanut Council. Herbicides: Download Audio Funding: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary …