In our weekly “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Robert Fountain Jr. from Adrian, Georgia, says a lot of folks from across the country were involved in putting together the Beef Industry Long Range Plan as they all understood the need for it. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff, go …
Georgia Cotton Commission Sponsoring High School Events
Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) Executive Director Richey Seaton talks about dollars being earmarked at the recent GCC budget meeting for sponsorship of high school sporting events. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …
Forest Service Report: Rising Firefighting Costs Raises Alarms
U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2015 — For the first time in its 110-year history, the Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is spending more than 50 percent of its budget to suppress the nation’s wildfires. A new report released today by the Forest Service estimates that within a decade, the agency will spend more …
Drought is Creeping Back into the South
While parts of the Southeast have seen a few scattered showers, some areas that experienced rain relief are headed back into drought. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says that includes parts of the Southeast all the way through southern Texas. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Food Waste
Everett Griner talks about wasted food, a world problem in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
An Early Warning System for Avian Influenza
Cathy Isom tells us how officials are setting up what could be called an early warning system for avian influenza. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
UGA Researchers Discover How Parasitic Plants Know When to Attack
From the University of Georgia: Athens, Ga. – An international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA) has discovered how parasitic plants, which steal their nutrients from another living plant, evolved the ability to detect and attack their hosts. Their findings, published recently in the journal Science, could lead to new techniques to control the …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Bullying Researchers; Peanut Crop Issues
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report on University of Florida/IFAS researchers being harassed as well as a few issues being found in Southeastern peanut fields. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
TPP Negotiations Will Continue
Four days of talks concluded last week with no final Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in Hawaii. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman stated, “We’ve made significant progress.” Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …
Internal Memos Show Conflict on WOTUS
Internal memos released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reveal the Army Corps of Engineers, the primary regulator in the EPA’s Waters of the U.S. rule, believes that the rule will not hold up in the courts and that it grossly misinterprets the Army Corps data. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association along with the American Farm Bureau, is …