ASTA Seed News: Shifting Trends for Specialty Crop Seeds

Dan Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Seeds, Soybeans, Specialty Crops

If you’re into specialty crop farming from any perspective, you’ll want to spend a few moments with this news post to hear about present trends in the seed industry that will impact seed varieties and supplies into the future. Growing up on a Florida farm himself, Matthew Johnston has a good perspective on how farmers think, and now that his …

Census of Agriculture Data Can Help Farmers on a National & Local Level

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Jim Ewing, acting director of the Florida office of the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service, reminds farmers and ranchers that the Census of Agriculture is often the only way to capture important agricultural data. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Senators Look to Extend Disaster Assistance Programs

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

Several senators have introduced legislation to extend ag disaster programs that expired at the end of fiscal year 2011 and were not included in the nine month Farm Bill extension. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Monsanto Researching Nematode Resistant Cotton Varieties

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

Lauren Stratman, marketing manager for Delta Pine, says that they are excited for some new varieties coming down the pipeline that would assist southeastern cotton growers with nematode issues. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting This Wednesday

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton wants to remind cotton farmers that the Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Production Workshop will be held this Wednesday, January 30, at the UGA Tifton Conference Center in Tifton. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

No New Peanut Contracts Yet & APC Working on Peanut Exports

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

No changes to the peanut posted price, nor have we’ve seen any new peanut contracts lately as Tyron Spearman has that update along with a look at how the American Peanut Council is working to increase peanut exports. Contracts: Download Audio Exports: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

ASTA – Intellectual Property Rights & Impact On New Seed Varieties

Gary Cooper Alabama, Corn, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Vegetable Farmers throughout North America should be interested in these comments from Tim Johnson, President of Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc at this week’s American Seed Trade Association Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in Arizona. Speaking to a Chinese delegation of seed company operatives at the ASTA conference, Johnson addressed the important area of intellectual property rights as Chinese companies seek …