USDA: U S Ag Lenders Remain Strong

Gary Cooper Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

As news of the overall economy here and around the world continues to be bleak, it appears agriculture lenders here in the U S remain strong despite it all. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …

Valent Rep Discusses “Presidio” for Downy Mildew Control

Gary Cooper Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

A short segment with Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talking to Valent Corporation’s Jamie Nielson about Valent’s Presidio product he says has proven so effective against downy mildew in vegetable crops. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Specialty Crops Foundation & Research Funding for the Future

Gary Cooper Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

In this final segment in our recent series with Mike Carlton of the Florida Specialty Crops Foundation, Carlton discusses how the present political climate may impact Foundation efforts to support things like food safety and specialty crops production research in the months and years ahead. He also talks about the need to surface more private sources for research funding as …

Holiday Weather and Carrots

Gary Cooper Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

Not that the two go together in any particular way…It’s just that I decided to pair some weather outlook feature news from USDA this week with some interesting findings from carrot research for these holiday reports. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle …

Agri-View Feature for the Holidays

Gary Cooper Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

In this edition of Specialty Crop News, a special Agri-View featuring background about Southeast AgNet commentary writer Everett Griner, who is among just a handful of people in the nation who can say he has been in the radio business since the days before audio tape recording was even invented! At 82 years young, Ev has been on-the-air since prior …

FL Sod BMP’s Save Money, Water

Gary Cooper Florida, General, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Florida sod producers now have a Best Management Practices program and a recent field day near New Smyrna Beach showed off what it can mean for conservation and water savings on Florida sod farms. The Florida office of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is a good place to start for producers looking for more information. Hear more in this report. …

Controlling Fertilizer Inputs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops

With Input prices putting a pinch on producers, Larry Sanders President of Specialty Fertilizer Products says they have a few tools to help maximize your dollar. Sanders says that for more information regarding how these products can help you and to see research and testimonials log on to their website. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational …

Food & Water Watch: Imports Hurting U S Farmers, Consumers

Gary Cooper Alabama, Citrus, Florida, Georgia, International, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Patrick Woodall with Washington D C-based Food & Water Watch says international trade deals like NAFAT and CAFTA and others involving food often put U S farmers at a disadvantage and U S consumers on the defensive. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida …