Southeast AgNet This Week: Slight Reduction in Cotton Production; Pleased with Recent Conference Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes cotton production numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, as well as an overview of the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Click here to view this weeks issue. Want more? Click here to subscribe. Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Water Management
Everett Griner talks about water management in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker …
Georgia Farmer Elected American Farm Bureau President
Today, during the annual American Farm Bureau Convention in Orlando, Florida, delegates elected Georgia farmer Zippy Duvall to lead the organization as president. Duvall, who has been serving as Georgia’s Farm Bureau state president, will take over the top post from Bob Stallman, who has retired after 16 years. Duvall will serve a two-year term with the organization. Duvall beat …
Biological Control of Asian Citrus Psyllids
Biological control of the Asian citrus psyllids that spread HLB was one of the topics addressed at a pest management seminar Tuesday in Immokalee. University of Florida researcher Jawwad Qureshi summarizes some points he made about biological control. The seminar, hosted by citrus Extension agent Mongi Zekri, attracted approximately 70 attendees to the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center. Download …
Southeast Producers Invited to Georgia Peanut Farm Show
Rodney Dawson, chairman of the Georgia Peanut Farm Show Committee, invites peanut producers from across the Southeast to fine-tune your farming operation with information gained at the 40th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show. It will be held January 21st, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
Statement by Commissioner Adam Putnam on Citrus Crop Forecast
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its citrus crop forecast for the 2015-2016 season: “Today’s USDA citrus crop forecast, even though unchanged, illustrates the dire state of Florida citrus. Without immediate and tangible support, citrus’ …
Citrus Crop Forecast Has Minimal Changes
Mark Hudson of the U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) in Washington, D.C., released the January citrus crop forecast reflecting no changes to Florida non-Valencia and Valencia oranges. There were slight changes to the white and red grapefruit counts as well as a reduction in the early and honey tangerine numbers. Download Audio View the USDA/NASS January Forecast Maturity Test …
Slight Change in 2015 Cotton Production Numbers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its January crop reports today, and another slight reduction was made to the cotton production numbers for 2015. Angie Considine with NASS in Washington, D.C. has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Florida Beef Council Pleased with New Dietary Guidelines
The latest version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released last week and the new guidelines do reaffirm the role of lean beef in a healthy diet. Director of beef marketing and promotion for the Florida Beef Council, Ashley Hughes, says this is great news for beef lovers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …
New Blueberry Varieties Available to Growers
Many citrus growers are looking for alternative crops to replace their lost citrus acreage. One crop that’s making a big appearance in Florida is the blueberry. The University of Florida is developing new varieties of highbush blueberries that are better suited to Florida’s warm climate. James Olmsted, associate professor in the University of Florida’s Horticultural Sciences Department, works in blueberry …