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

AL Cattlemen Thanked for Help with DOT Bill

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, General, Livestock

The D.O.T. bill for Alabama agriculture still has a few scratching their head about where they stand when hauling livestock across the state, but Colonel Chris Murphy with the Alabama Department of Public Safety wants producers to know they are there to answer any questions you may have . To learn more about this bill or about Alabama Department of Public …

EPA Upholds Ethanol Mandate…Upsetting Livestock Industry

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Energy, General, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it would deny a request by Texas Governor Rick Perry to reduce the Renewable Fuels Standard. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson says they carefully considered the more than 15,000 comments on the issue and found that “the RFS is not causing economic harm but is strengthening our nation’s energy security and supporting American farming …

Florida FB Meet and Greet

Randall Weiseman General

Florida Farm Bureau is hosting a meet and greet session next month to give Farm Bureau members and the general public an opportunity to get to know Cara Martin, who was recently appointed Farm Bureau’s liaison to the St. Johns River Water Management District. The meeting will be held Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Ag Center …

GA Governor Names Forestry Director

Randall Weiseman Forestry, General, Georgia

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue recently named the state’s new Forestry Director and that person is Robert Farris . Listen to report here: To learn more about Farris and the Georgia Forestry Commission click Here Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024