Georgia Agribusiness Council Takes Legislators to FFA Convention

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia

The 81st annual National FFA Convention is in full swing and several Georgia Legislators are there to take in all the programs and festivities. For the tenth year, the Georgia Agribusiness Council has accompanied three legislators, Kevin Levitas, Jon Burns and Thomas Dixon to the event. Gary Black says that this is a great opportunity for our state leaders to …

Georgia Cotton Harvest Progress

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The cotton harvest is running just a bit behind schedule with 26 percent was harvested in the state, about five percent less than average. Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says it’s a mixed bag around the state. Listen to report: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …

GA Hosting Farm Bill Implementation Meeting

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

USDA will be holding a farm bill implementation meeting this Wednesday evening in Gainesville, Georgia which is open for poultry and swine producers. 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

Cotton Board President at Sunbelt

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

The president and CEO of the Cotton Board was at Sunbelt Ag Expo last week meeting with producers stopping by the Georgia Cotton Commission booth. Listen to report: 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 …

Sunbelt Exhibitors Enjoy Quality Crowd

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

After completing another year of the Sunbelt Ag Expo, both Chip Blalock, their Executive Director and Bill Patton, Chairman of the Board, talk about how things went this year. Blalock says while attendance numbers were down slightly, it was a quailty crowd. Patton looks back at some of the new exhibits which helped hi-light the livestock area this year. Sponsored …

GA Beef Board Pleased with Two-week Run

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia

According to Georgia Beef Board’s Jim Collins, they were pleased with how things went with the events they attended over the past two weeks. 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

Sunbelt Pleased With 31st Annual Event

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Sunbelt Ag Expo has wrapped up another successful year and Southeast AgNet’s Tyron Spearman checks in with the Chairman of the Board, Bill Patten. 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

31st Annual Sunbelt Expo Declared A Success

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Sunbelt Ag Expo has just closed the gates to another great year as Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman catches up with Executive Director Chip Blalock to discuss the successes of this year and to look ahead to the 32nd event. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …

Sunbelt Expo Happy with Field Crops and Demos

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talks with Sunbelt Expo’s farm manager, Michael Williams on this years field crop and demonstration. 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

FARM BILL IMPLEMENTATION – Progress as of October 2008

Gary Cooper Alabama, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Sugar

This just in from USDA… Within weeks of the late June enactment of the Farm Bill, USDA began delivering program benefits for 2008 and will deliver additional program benefits in 2009. The 2008 Farm Bill has 15 titles — and more than 600 provisions: 50 percent more than the 2002 Farm Bill. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role …