As National Farm Safety and Health Week continues we continue to follow up on this year’s theme, Rural Roadway Safety, Alert, Aware and Alive. President Barack Obama proclaimed this week as National Farm Safety and Health Week. To see that proclamation click here. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
A Time-Out for Green House Gas Regulations
Senate leaders are considering a proposal that would shut down any EPA regulation of greenhouse gases for a year, while Congress takes more time to work on climate change legislation. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Laser Tattoos Will Assist in Bio-Security
A new laser based technology that creates a permanent label on fruits and vegetables will be a vast improvement from the current industry standard of stickers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Citrus Expo 2009 Seminars Now On Line
Some of the available Citrus Expo 2009 seminar presentation power points are now on line at the University of Florida website at this link http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/Citrus%20Expo/expopresentations.htm. Find lots of information about Citrus Expo, including exhibitor information already available for Citrus Expo 2010, at www.CitrusExpo.net. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th for Citrus Crop Forecast …
AL Cattlemen Spend Time in Washington
Alabama was represented at last week’s National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s 2009 Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. as Dr. Billy Powell said while there were a variety of issues to discuss, they all took a back-seat to one issue which is the major topic of discussion right now. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …
Governor Perdue Issues State of Emergency for 17 Georgia Counties
ATLANTA– Late Monday afternoon, after viewing storm damage in Douglas and Paulding counties from the air, Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather that passed through Georgia. The counties are Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Crawford, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, …
Rural America Failing?
Opportunity to slow—to costly. Everett Griner gives us his outlook. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Another Weapon in the Fight Against Pigweed
As Palmer Amaranth remains an issue for Southeastern Cotton growers many are looking to change their strategy and Josh Mayfield, southeast regional agronomist for Bayer CropScience says that the Liberty Link System is a great alternative in dealing with the invasive pest. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
Goals of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
The recent annual conference of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture allowed Ag Commissioners from across the country to communicate the importance of regional issues on a national level. AL Report: FL Report: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Announcement of Farmers Market Promotion Grants
Vilsack has announced the awardees of the 2009 Farmers Market Promotion Program with 86 grants totaling more than 4.5-million dollars awarded to encourage and support the viability of farmers markets and direct marketing projects nationwide. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024