While USDA did make their recent predictions as to how many acres of each crop could be planted this year, Tyron Spearman reports today there are still many farmers wondering how many peanuts they should be putting in the ground this spring. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …
Ag Secretary Explains USDA’s Proposed 2014 Budget
The proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget for USDA has been released as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack gives us a few highlights of the plan which includes less funding than this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Peanut Exports to China are Slowing
For the past few weeks a lot of peanuts from last year’s big crop here in the U.S. have been heading to China, but Tyron Spearman reports today that flow is starting to slow down. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
NCGA Reaffirms Strong Support of RFS in Light of Renewed Attacks
Here’s a release from the National Corn Growers Association: Today, a group of House members introduced legislation calling for changes to the renewable fuel standard. Led by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the legislation, called the “RFS Reform Act,” would eliminate the corn-based ethanol requirements and would cap the amount of ethanol that can be blended into conventional gasoline at 10 …
Reform Biofuels Mandate, Pork, Beef Urge Congress
Here’s a release from the National Pork Producers Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 11, 2013) – Following an announcement by House lawmakers that they will introduce legislation to address issues with the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) urged Congress to reform the biofuels …
NCC Stresses Importance of Effective STAX
Here’s a release from the National Cotton Council: The U.S. agricultural sector faces the difficult task of developing new policies that will meet the necessary budget constraints. Furthermore, the U.S. cotton industry also must devise policy that will resolve the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute with Brazil. To achieve that objective, two years ago, cotton industry Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Hoping for Another Good Crop Year
As farmers across the region are preparing for the 2013 crop year, we check in with Executive Director of the Sunbelt Ag Expo Chip Blalock on where their season stands. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Hired Help
Everett Griner tells us how migrant labor is world-wide. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Looking at Solar Energy
There are some facilites in the peanut industry that are looking more and more into solar energy, as Tyron Spearman has the detials. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Weather Can Still Have Big Impact on Planting Intentions
USDA’s spring plantings report was released just a few week back but Doug Kleweno, southeast regional director of the National Agriculture Statistics Service, says those numbers could change in response to markets and the weather. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024