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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Ag Working with Water Management Districts to Find Solutions
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
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Burning Prohibited in all 67 AL Counties
Due to the extremely dry conditions in Alabama, outdoor burning is currently prohibited in all 67 counties. 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
No Relief in Sight for Early Drought
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …
An Early Season Overview of the 2011 Georgia Cotton Situation
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Persistence Indicating Hot Dry 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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Ag in Review for the Week of June 06, 2011
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. 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, …
Dry Year
Everett Griner tells us how the southeast and the southwest if facing a long dry year. 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
Drought Adding to High Input Cost for Cotton Farmers
The lingering drought is obviously creating some challenges for our cotton growers and Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says one of those is the addition of just one more expenditure to an already expensive crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …