For the first time in a while some peanut contracts were being issued this week as Tyron Spearman has the details along with a story concerning the lasting effects of this past year’s drought. Contracts: Download Audio Drought: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
USDA Designates 597 Counties in 2013 as Drought Disaster Areas – Includes GA & AL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2013—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today designated 597 counties in 14 states as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat, making all qualified farm operators in the areas eligible for low-interest emergency loans. These are the first disaster designations made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2013. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …
Georgia Cotton Producer Pleased with Beltwide Conference
It’s day three of the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio, Texas as growers and industry folks from across the cotton belt are here. That includes Chuck Coley, a farmer from Vienna, Georgia and Chairman of the National Cotton Council who I talked with about this event and various issues important to the industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …
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Everett Griner looks at how the new food stamp program is working. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
NCC President Gives Washington Update
During this morning’s Production Conference here at the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio, National Cotton Council President Mark Lange gave a Washington update and afterwards we talked about one of the major issues, the farm bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
When Cotton Farmers Should Price Their Crop
Cotton farmers attending the final Beltwide Cotton Conference this week had the chance to hear from Joe Nicosia Head of Cotton Louis Dreyfus Commodities in Cordova, TN, regarding his thoughts on when to price their crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Former GM Opponent Says He Was Wrong
An environmental activist who helped start the anti-GM movement back in the mid-1990s is now apologizing for his role in demonizing genetically modified crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Ranked as Top Invasive Insect of Interest
USDA Scientists are continuing to look at ways to combat the brown marmorated stink bug. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Payments to Change with Farm Bill
The extended version of the farm bill does include a few changes to payment programs as Tyron Spearman breaks those down and how they will affect peanut growers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Good Neighbor
Mexico is increasing trade with the U.S. Everett Griner tells us what it will take to become a good ally. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024