FL Listening Session Saturday in Jasper

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

For Southeast producers, USDA will hold another listening session on the National Animal Identification System this Saturday, June 27th in Jasper, Florida. Again, the listening session will be held at the Hamilton County Extension Office, 1143 U.S. Highway 41 in Jasper, Florida from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., with registration beginning at 8:00am. To learn more about this or other sessions, go …

Importance of Upcoming USDA Crop Report

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Georgia

USDA will release their planted acreage report coming up next week and Richey Seaton, Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, says that the report is very important to the cotton industry. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Implications of Clean Water Restoration Act

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

The Clean Water Restoration Act has been passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Don Parmeter, co-chair of the National Water and Conservation Alliance, says that bill has vast implications. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

GCA Waiting on Animal ID Direction

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Listening sessions concerning the National Animal Identification System have been taking place across the country the past few weeks, with another one of those taking place this Saturday in North Florida. Jim Collins with the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association knows USDA and Secretary Vilsack are working to gather as much information about a system from those in the industry. Sponsored ContentWhat …

Southeast Beef Bytes6

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

It’s week six in our Southeast Beef Bytes series funded by the National Beef Checkoff, as we continue conversations with producers from around the Southeast about the checkoff. This time around we are in Gray, Georgia where Billy Moore has been involved in the cattle industry for many years and said the beef checkoff has definitely been an asset to …

Debate on Climate Change Bill

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia

The debate regarding the Waxman-Markey bill continues and the House Ag Committee’s Top Republican, Frank Lucas, says the cost-benefit issues for ag in the climate bill are too profound to overcome. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USA Peanut Congress Underway

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

The annual USA Peanut Congress is underway in Amelia Island, Florida as Tyron Spearman is there and has an update on what has been discussed thus far. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024