Southeastern Agriculture Works Together

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

While in Washington DC last week, the Southeast AgNet team had an opportunity to visit with Senator Saxby Chambliss about how representatives from all regions of agriculture come together to tackle the unique challenges Southeastern Agriculture faces. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Keeping Critters Out

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Vegetables

Those who have a home garden know that the critters often get more of the goods than they do. The question is what can you do about it? Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

FL Farm Bureau: Estate Tax Harmful to Family Farms & Consumers

Gary Cooper Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Thought we’d share an open letter to the news media from Florida Farm Bureau President John Hoblick: Like most Americans, family farmers and ranchers are affected by the current economic situation facing our nation. Unfortunately, farmers and ranchers face an added economic hardship: the federal estate taxes that come due when a family member dies. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides …

GA Governor Signs Landowner Protection Act

Randall Weiseman Cattle, General, Georgia, Livestock

Last Friday Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law House Bill 529 which limits liability concerns for landowners who open their property to hunters and agri-tourists, along with ensuring that no local government can adopt any regulation of crop management or animal husbandry practices. Something that pleases Georgia Cattlemen’s Association President Bill Nutt. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …

FL Ag Bills Fail as Legislature to Vote on Budget Friday

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General, Livestock

The Florida Legislative session was scheduled to end this past Friday, May 1st and while most of the business did wrap up that night, Director of Governmental Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association Sam Ard said the budget was carried over to this week. Ag Bills: Budget: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida …

Leaders Issue Statement Concerning Pork

Randall Weiseman General, Livestock, Pork

While efforts continue to prevent expansion of overreaction to the H1N1 virus, the three North American countries strongly urged the international community not to use the outbreak of the influenza as a reason to create unnecessary trade restrictions. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle …

USDA Report: World Food Shortages Could Lie Ahead

Gary Cooper Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, International

This report features Bud Philbrook of USDA’s International Programs (left) and Michael Scuse of USDA’s Domestic Programs (right), discussing possible world food shortages in the years ahead and the reasons for them. Both these gentlemen spoke to our group of Farm Broadcasters during our visits to Washington D C last week. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …

USDA Report: Citrus Production Long Term Outlook

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

In this recent report USDA Radio’s Gary Crawford (right) features citrus production trends and outlook comments from USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber (left). We saw and spoke to both of them last week while with a couple dozen other members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters on our annual “Washington Watch” trip to D C. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding …

NCBA Continues to Fight Death Tax

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

Colin Woodall, Executive Director of Legislative Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, wants producers to know they continue fighting to eliminate the death tax as they get stories everyday from operations who have had to sell off assets just to pay their taxes. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Proposed Refinements to Renewable Fuels

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Soybeans

Today Tyron Spearman has information from EPA concerning refinements to the renewable fuels standard, and also how the name of the latest influenza has been changed to help protect the hog indsutry. Renewable Fuels: H1N1 Influenza: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …