Senate Ag Committee Releases Draft 2013 Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

The Senate Ag Committee has officially released their 2013 Farm Bill draft and according to Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, the bipartisan 2013 Farm Bill represents the most significant reform of American agriculture policy in decades. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Final 2012 Cotton Numbers

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USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released the final production figures from the 2012 cotton crop, as Steve Maliszewski with NASS in Washington D.C. says the Southeast saw impressive yields for 2012. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Trying to Get Seed in the Ground

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

Farmers here in the Southeast and across the major crop areas have been working when they can this past week to try and get seed in the ground, as Tyron Spearman reports that last week most crops were behind the 5-year average. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Tall Corn

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Is the corn belt shifting? Everett Griner tells us which area of the country is now the new “king of corn yield”. This just might surprise you! Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Legislature Sends Budget to Scott

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Legislature sent the proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 to Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday, giving him 15 days to determine whether to sign the bill and which projects to strike if he does. The $74.5 billion spending blueprint would Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Soybean Growers Welcome Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Draft

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

ST. LOUIS (May 9, 2013) – In advance of Tuesday’s scheduled markup, the Senate Agriculture Committee today released a draft of its proposed farm bill, which met with approval from the nation’s soybean farmers. American Soybean Association (ASA) President and Canton, Miss., soybean farmer Danny Murphy welcomed the draft and encouraged its expedited passage: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …

Details Regarding the Beltwide Cotton Conference Format Change

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There has been some questions regarding the future of the National Cotton Council-coordinated Beltwide Cotton Conferences, and therefore Craig Brown, vice president for Producer Affairs, clarifies what attendees can expect next year. Download Audio The 2014 Belwide Cotton Conferences are set for January 6-8 in New Orleans. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

Mississippi Peanut Acres Down and UGA Ag Research Funding Down

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

While peanut acres are going to be down as a whole this year, they will see a pretty sharp drop in Mississippi. Tyron Spearman has that story along with how agriculture research funding is also down at many land grant universities, including the University of Georgia. Mississippi: Download Audio Ag Funding: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …

NCC Commitment to Technology Transfer Unchanged

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CORDOVA, Tenn. — The National Cotton Council-coordinated Beltwide Cotton Conferences has a new format that no longer includes the production conference component but continues the forum’s technical conferences and adds emphasis to the consultant’s conference. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024