Dry Conditions Making a Comeback

The floods in the Midwest may be getting all the news coverage, but here in the Southeast it’s dry again. Still, the state offices of the National Ag Statistics Service report that crops are making good progress and remain in mostly fair to good condition. GA Report (1:00 mp3) AL Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

GA June Beef Month Continues

In Georgia June Beef Month continues with various events and promotions across the state, and Rebekah Estes of Conyers is enjoying her internship with the Georgia Beef Board as she’s been involved with many aspects of the beef industry.  Report (1:10 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

NCC Farm Bill Meetings

The National Cotton Council vice president of producer affairs Craig Brown has been attending meetings in the cotton belt to educate producers about what is in the new farm bill. Report(1:00 mp3) The Georgia Cotton Commission has co-sponsored the meetings in Georgia. One more will be held Wednesday, at the Lions Hall in Donalsonville starting at 10 am. Report(1:00 mp3) …

Farm Bill Saga Finally Over

The vote-veto-vote-veto-vote tango of the 2008 Farm Bill finally came to an end last week and now USDA can get down to the business of full implementation. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …

Farm Bill Made Law / Sign-up Time for USDA

In today’s report Tyron Spearman talks about the passing of the Farm Bill into law and also tells us about the sign-up time for the USDA Crop Disaster Assistance for those that suffered quality losses to their crops.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle …

Farm Bill Tax Breaks

The 2008 Farm Bill contains some new tax incentives for conservation and energy. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …

Beefmobile Getting Producer Comments

The beefmobile has been traveling across the Southeast talking with producers about their checkoff.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …

GA Pecans Introduced in China

The GA Dept. of Agriculture along with SUSTA and the GA Pecan Growers Assn. teamed together and presented GA pecans in China.  Tyron Spearman lets us know what was on the menu prepared by a chef supplied by SUSTA and what the opinion was for the pecans.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …

Peanut Crop Update

The latest crop report information from the National Agriculture Statistics Service shows most of the peanut crop is in the ground, so Tyron Spearman runs through the numbers and how the overall crop looks at this time.  Report (1:10mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …