Secretary Vilsack Sets the Farm Bill as a Priority

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, may be new on the job but he already has his priorities laid out. First of which is the 2008 Farm Bill. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

Georgia Cotton Commission Encourages Growers to Attend Annual Meeting

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The Georgia Cotton Commission’s Second Annual meeting is Wednesday, January 28, 2009. And two of their board members, Louie Perry and Jimmy Webb, encourage cotton producers to come out and get informed as they have worked hard to make the meeting convenient for growers with an excellent line-up of speakers. Pre-Registration is free and strongly encouraged as a lunch will …

PERC Promoting Poultry Product

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Poultry

The International Poultry Expo is coming up January 28th through 30th in Atlanta and one booth producers are encouraged to stop by is with Flame-Engineering who will be there showing their poultry-house flame sanitizer. Something that Mark Leitman with the Propane Education and Research Council said can help producers with their bottomline. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged …

Flame Sanitizer Helps Bottom Line

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Poultry

The Propane Education and Research Council, PERC, is a checkoff organization committed to investing in programs and projects that benefit the ag industry And Mark Leitman, director of agriculture programs, says that one of those projects is the Poultry House Flame Sanitizer which they will be discussing at the International Poultry Expo in Atlanta. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida …

Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting Preview

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The Georgia Cotton Commision’s Second Annual Meeting is coming up on January 28, 2009 and Execuive Director, Richie Seaton, gives us a preview of what to expect. You can pre-registration by going online or calling 229-386-3416. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …

USDA Approves Guaranteed Loan For Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

Randall Weiseman Energy, Georgia

The USDA Rural Development has approved the first ever loan guarantee to a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. The $80 million loan to Range Fuels Inc., Soperton, Ga., comes from the Section 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To …

New Administration Expected to Bring New Focus

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

As we are now in a new administration Mark Lange, chief executive officer with the National Cotton Council, says that he expects the new leadership to bring a different focus on some key issues in agriculture. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …

GA Dairy Producer Supports Beef Checkoff

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia

Dairy farmer Charles C. Rucks from Brooks, Georgia knows how important the beef checkoff is to his operation as he explains that dairy producers are beef producers too. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of …

Horticulture Now Included In Farm & Ranch Irrigation Survey

Gary Cooper Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

Horticulture producers should soon be getting a special irrigation survey form in the mail from USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), along with many others in the ag community. Listen to this report to learn more about it and why it is important for all producers receiving the form to return it at earliest convenience. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of …

Preview of Speaker Line-Up for GCC Annual Meeting

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The Georgia Cotton Commission’s annual meeting is only a week away and Karen Nikitopoulos, Communications-Program Manager for the commission, says that they have a great line-up of speakers to keep the producer informed. The one-day event will include lunch and is free to attend, but pre-registration is appreciated either online or by calling the conference center directly at 229-386-3416. Sponsored …