FL Ag Dept Looking at More Budget Cuts

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General, Livestock

With the Florida Legislature set to begin their 2010 regular session in a few weeks, cuts to the state’s agriculture budget will be an issue as Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson knows those in the cattle industry are worried about the market news service, while Terry Harris with the Georgia-Florida Federal-State Livestock Market News and Grading Service says he realizes …

Follow-up to Ag Meetings

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has an update concerning a couple of events he recently attended. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Okaloosa Darter On the Road to Recovery

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed reclassifying the Okaloosa darter from the status of endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act, saying that the small fish is making major strides in its fight for recovery. The rule was published in today’s Federal Register, and the public is invited to comment on the proposal during the next 60 …

Lowest Cattle Numbers in Quite Some Time

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their annual January 1 cattle inventory which shows very low numbers of almost all types of cattle across the nation. Download Audio To see more of those numbers click Here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Web-Based Payment Calculator Available

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

USDA has unveiled a web-based 2008 crop program payment calculator to help producers calculate the financial benefits they may receive under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

President Dedicating Cap-and-Trade Dollars

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia

Cap and Trade has once again remerged as a headline as President Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget will project hundreds of billions of dollars in new federal revenue from a proposed comprehensive cap-and-trade climate law. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

New Federal Water Regulations Could Risk Urban Floods

Dan Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Special districts warn EPA rules mean higher taxes, eminent domain and less effective South Florida canals TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Association of Special Districts warned today that the new water regulations for Florida proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would severely weaken the flood protection provided by Florida’s water control and improvement districts, especially in the South Florida …

Give a Cow

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia

There is a new concept in helping people and Everett Griner tells us about it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024