Food Deserts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan is working on ways to get more healthy food options in areas of so-called food deserts. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Immokalee State Farmers Market to Receive Funds to Rebuild

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced that the federal government will soon release funds totaling more than $8 million to help rebuild portions of the Immokalee State Farmers’ Market that were extensively damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …

October Cotton Crop Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Florida, General, Georgia

The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their monthly crop forecast for the 2009 cotton crop this morning as Shiela Corley with USDA NASS in Washington D.C. has the October numbers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

USDA Working to Improve the Disappearing Middle

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan says that USDA hopes the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative will help in addressing agriculture’s disappearing middle. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Market Basket Survey

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s quarterly market basket survey shows retail food prices dropped in the third quarter. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

New Rule Expectation & Spray Tests Leave River Citrus Upbeat

Gary Cooper General

Indian River Citrus Growers are upbeat, considering high expectations a new fresh fruit shipping rule will be forthcoming from USDA very soon, and aereal spray test results are looking good for saving growers money in control efforts for not only citrus psyllid but also for caribbean fruit fly for those who have to meet that protocol for fresh fruit shipping. …