By Clint Thompson Peanuts are planted across the Southeast. It is time for farmers to start thinking about how to protect their crop this year against two persistent diseases – white mold and leaf spot. According to Wilson Faircloth, agronomic service representative with Syngenta, two products that growers should keep in mind because of their long-lasting effectiveness are Miravis and …
Southern Peanut Growers Conference Postponed Until 2021
The 2020 Southern Peanut Growers Conference has been postponed until July 15-17, 2021. All rooms will be released by Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort. If you wish to keep your room reservation, you will have 24 hours to call in and re-secure your room. The conference room rate will be honored for all rooms. Call Crystal at 850-235-4951 to re-secure …
Georgia Cattlemen Pleased With Passage of Senate Bill 211
Last Friday, the annual Georgia Legislative Session wrapped up in Atlanta. Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, discusses bills of interest and how the budget fared for agriculture. He told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they were very excited about the passage of Senate Bill 211. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary …
U.S. Peanut Acreage is Up 6%
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its 2020 planted acreage reports today, and the numbers show planted area for peanuts is estimated at 1.51 million acres in 2020. Tyron Spearman reports that is up 6% from last year. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in …
U.S. Cotton Acreage is Down 11%
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its 2020 planted acreage reports. Chris Hawthorn, field crops section head with NASS in Washington D.C., says cotton acreage across the country is down 11% from last year. In Alabama, growers planted 470,000 acres of cotton this year, down from the 540,000 last year. In Florida, 95,000 acres of cotton were planted, …
Georgia Agriculture Does Well in ’20 Legislature Session
The 2020 Georgia Legislative Session finally wrapped up late last week, and Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman asked Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley how agriculture did in this year’s session. For more information concerning the 2020 Georgia Legislative Session, go to the GAC website, ga-agribusiness.org/. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida …
ARC-PLC Sign-up Ends Tuesday
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 are being reminded that Tuesday, June 30 is the final day to do so. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said the 2020 sign-up is just a continuation of decisions that were made in the 2019 sign-up. While program elections for …
Trying to Get the Peanut Products Market Back
Various manufacturers of peanut products are working to get the market back for the products they produce. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle …
Georgia Fires Back at Florida in Water War
(NSF) – Arguing that Florida’s case was “built on rhetoric and not on facts,” Georgia is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject arguments by Florida in a long-running battle about divvying up water in a river system that links the two states. Georgia attorneys on Friday filed a 57-page document asking the Supreme Court to deny Florida’s request for …
Mexican President to Meet This Week With Trump
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be in Washington this week to celebrate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade going into full effect. The Washington Trade Daily says Obrador will meet with President Trump and may also meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As the agreement between the three North American countries enters into force, Obrador is making the …