National Organic Program Now Independent

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA implemented the National Organic Program nation-wide back in 2001, but it has recently undergone a significant change. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

ABAC Working with Grants to Engage Students in the Poultry Industry

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia, Poultry

The economy has taken it’s toll on university funding, but Dr. Tim Marshall, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources for ABAC, says they have found ways to continue their mission of reaching out to the ag community through grants. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring …

USDA Allocates Funds for Plant Health Initiatives

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops

USDA has granted approximately $45 million dollars to fund projects to strengthen plant heath initiatives. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Tobacco Buy-Out Continues Into 6th Year

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Georgia

USDA will issue more than 950-million dollars in Tobacco Transition Payment Program payments to quota holders and producers this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Grower Gives First-Hand Advice on Being Prepared for a Recall

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Food safety is an issue that all producers have to be aware of and during the recently held Southeastern Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Adam Litch, operations manager for southeastern based L & M Farms, spoke on his first-hand experience of going through a recall. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, …

Saddle Up for Cattle Industry Convention

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

The 2010 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show is coming up next week in San Antonio, Texas as NCBA’s field representative for the east, Nate Yeager, hopes cattlemen from all across the region will attend. Contracts: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …

Agri-tourism

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Everett Griner lets us know just how much fun this can be on a small budget. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Peanut Contracts Offered & New Export Numbers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Some new peanut contracts have recently been offered as Tyron Spearman looks at what’s on the table and also updates the latest peanut export numbers. Contracts: Download Audio Exports: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Weed Resistance The Topic of Bayer CropScience Conference

Gary Cooper Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

Bayer CropScience has about 300 people from 18 different countries gathered this week in Miami for its first Pan-American Weed Resistance Conference. Researchers, company representatives, and some of us ag media types are learning more about weed resistance issues that are developing in many different crops around the world. Among the presenters, weed scientist Dr. Andrew Price (photo left) from …

GA Beef Checkoff Worth the Dollar

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Ashley Hughes with the Georgia Beef Board wants producers in the state to know they work hard each year to make the dollars they get stretch, and information found in a report put out last year shows how they are getting the biggest bang for their buck. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef …