USDA Designates 4 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas With Assistance to Producers in Florida

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Weather

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated four counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Designates 9 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas With Assistance to Producers in Georgia

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Weather

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Honeybees the Focus of Day Two of Bayer CropScience Ag Issues Forum

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The Bayer CropScience Ag Issues Forum continues today with a focus on honeybees, and how the current issues plaguing the pollinators is affecting farmers of both food and fiber. Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper has the details. Download Audio Click here for more information about honeybee concerns. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Aerobic Rice

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

Researchers are working on ways to grow rice with less water. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Challenges for Honeybee Industry Affects Wide Spectrum of Ag Sector

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Honeybees are an important part of agriculture that have recently received more attention than they may have wanted, thanks to the well publicized Colony Collapse Disorder. In the following interview, Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper talks with David Westervelt, assistant chief of apiary for the Division of Plant Industry at the Florida Department of Agriculture, regarding Colony Collapse Disorder as well …

Bayer CropScience Hosting Annual Ag Issues Forum

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

As farmers from across the country prepare to meet in Kissimmee, FL later this week for the Commodity Classic, Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper is already in town attending the Bayer CropScience Ag Issues Forum. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Due by March 25

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

USDA reminds Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades that there are fewer than 30 days remaining in the filing period closing March 25, 2013. I talked with Lillian Salerno, Acting Administrator for USDA’s Rural Business Services Agency, as she fills us in on all the details. Download Audio To learn more …

Focus on Cotton Webcast Series

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

Cotton farmers can now easily access important crop info through the introduction of the new “Focus on Cotton” webcast. Cotton Incorporated Director of Agricultural and Environmental Research Ryan Kurtz says the new series is full of information from noted experts in the cotton industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …