Mixed Reports So Far From the GA Cotton Harvest

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton gives us the latest on the 2011 cotton harvest. Download Audio 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

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on FL Forest Service Emergency Response

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Forestry, Weather

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight is about the emergency response efforts of the Florida Forest Service in the event of a hurricane or other disaster occurring in Florida. More information is available online by clicking on Emergency Response Fact Sheet. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In …

Ag in Review for the week of October 24, 2011

Randall Weiseman Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Podcast, Weather

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. 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

New UF/IFAS Freeze Alert System Begins Nov. 1

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida, General, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

An alert system that will notify users either by text message or by email when temperatures become critically low will be deployed Nov. 1. The Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) conducted a pilot project to test the system at two sites last winter. More than 500 users registered to receive the messages during the season and reported they were happy …

Peanut Farmers Not Reaping the Benefits of High Prices

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Peanuts, Weather

Don Koehler with the Georgia Peanut Commission says the current peanut shortage is not benefiting our farmers as much as many would think. Download Audio 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

FAWN to Offer Freeze Alert Service

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

A new service can now alert Florida producers to a freeze either by text message or e-mail. Download Audio 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

FFB Urges Growers to be Proactive Regarding Water Shortages

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables, Weather

Recent heavy rains will surely help ease the water shortage for South Florida, but Charles Shinn, assistant director of government and community affairs with the Florida Farm Bureau, reminds producers that we are certainly not out of the woods yet. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …

Abandonment and Quality the Story for the October Cotton Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Florida, Georgia, Weather

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their October acreage reports this morning and Steve Maliszewski with NASS in Washington D.C. says cotton farmers are struggling with high abandonment and low quality. Download Audio 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 …

Plant Pansies Now for Winter Color

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Weather

The time is now to plant pansies to add color and beauty during the winter months. Download Audio 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

A Look at the GA Cotton Harvest So Far

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

With about 10 percent of our cotton crop harvested we check in with Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton to see how it is going so far. Download Audio 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 …