UGA Cellulosic Grant

Randall Weiseman Energy, General, Georgia

At the Southeast Bioenergy Conference last week, Senator Saxby Chambliss talked about a recent DOE grant for the University of Georgia to work on cellulosic ethanol. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL FB Annual Meeting Plans

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Hundreds of farmers and ranchers from across the state will convene Oct. 8-10 at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s 67th annual meeting. Organized around the theme “Growing for Tomorrow,” the meeting will offer events centered around Florida Farm Bureau Women, Young Farmers and Ranchers, legislative action and education, awards for county leaders and environmental …

Hurricane Forecast Increased

Randall Weiseman General

We’ve had a two-year break from hurricanes here in the southeast, but activity is definitely getting a little closer to home this year. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Crop Sunscreen

Randall Weiseman General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Protecting crops from harmful UV rays is the goal of a new crop sunscreen product from a company called Purfresh. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Food and Fuel

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, General

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the affect of rising fuel costs on our food supply. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Citrus Expo Cancelled

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, General

AS OF 8:20 a. m. Monday August 18, 2008: Citrus Expo has officially been cancelled due to the latest weather forecasts related to Tropical Storm (possible hurricane soon) Fay calling for a pending landfall in the area over the next couple of days. The Lee Civic Center concurs with this decision. Further information will be posted to this website in …

Farm Production Costs Hit Record

Randall Weiseman General

It should be no surprise to any farmer that the rising cost of fuel and other products helped drive U.S. farm production expenditures to a record $260 billion last year according to the latest report from USDA. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Weather Pattern Helping Pastures

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General, Livestock, Weather

When it comes good general rainfall in the Southeast, we have seen better coverage recently than have in a while, which has helped pastures and field crops across the region. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

August Cotton Crop Update

Randall Weiseman General

The August forecast for the U.S. cotton crop has been released by USDA, as Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. runs through the numbers. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Trying to Implement Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman General, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has an update on how USDA is working to get the new farm bill implemented. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024