The Worst Cotton Crop Condition in Over 10 Years

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, General, Georgia, Weather

The drought has wreaked havoc on a number of crops including cotton as USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says the crop is experiencing its worst condition rating in over ten years. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Blue Ribbon Fire Takes Lives of Two Florida Firefighters

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, Weather

June 21, 2011 Tallahassee, FL – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released the names of two firefighters of the Division of Forestry who were killed yesterday. Josh Burch and Brett Fulton lost their lives while fighting the Blue Ribbon Fire in Hamilton County. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Ag Working with Water Management Districts to Find Solutions

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

Florida strawberry growers have not only had to battle adverse weather the last few years, but also some public backlash that was a result of some unfortunate consequences from necessary freeze protection practices. But grower, Michelle Williamson says they have been able to successfully work with the local water management district in finding solutions for future freezes. Download Audio Sponsored …

Dry Conditions Pushing More Cattle into Feedlots

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Weather

Yesterday afternoon USDA released their monthly cattle on feed report which shows the inventory was up 4 percent from last year at 10.9 million head on June 1. Producers are still sending quite a few cattle into the feedlots due to the dry conditions. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Burning Prohibited in all 67 AL Counties

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, Weather

Due to the extremely dry conditions in Alabama, outdoor burning is currently prohibited in all 67 counties. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

No Relief in Sight for Early Drought

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Weather

USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says one of the main concerns regarding the current drought is how early it is occurring in the season and how it is affecting the crop conditions and pasture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

An Early Season Overview of the 2011 Georgia Cotton Situation

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

An early season overview of the 2011 Georgia cotton situation from the University of Georgia cotton team shows that a once very optimistic outlook for this years cotton crop is now being overshadowed by a lingering early season drought. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Persistence Indicating Hot Dry Weather

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Weather

Any rains across the Southeast the past few weeks have definitely been scattered, and today Tyron Spearman passes along some information he learned about what we might expect to see yet this summer when it comes to our weather patterns. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

Ag in Review for the Week of June 06, 2011

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Podcast, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables, Weather

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024