Putnam: Sportsmen Should Have Voice in Ocean Policy Discussions

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

WASHINGTON – Congressman Adam Putnam today urged the Obama Administration to include representation from recreational fishing in discussions about new regulations that could affect access to coastal fishing areas. A letter from Putnam and Congressman Dan Boren (D-Okla.) warns that “restricting access to waters or enacting overly broad regulations that affect recreational fishing could prove counter productive. Such measures could …

AL Peanut Harvest Struggling

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Peanuts, Weather

While figures show that nationally 94 percent of the peanut crop has been dug and combined, there are still fields across the southeast that have yet to be touched due to the wet fall. And Randy Griggs, Executive Director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, said it’s been a long harvest. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

USDA Designates 19 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Georgia, Weather

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 19 counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by severe storms and flooding that occurred from Sept. 18, 2009, and continuing. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Cotton Quality Maintaining Despite Harvest Difficulties

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

Georgia’s cotton harvest continues to be a long and difficult one for many producers as Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton says they are still significantly behind. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

More on this Year’s Harvest Woes

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

Rain has certainly been the story of this year’s harvest and that story continued as tropical depression Ida brought more moisture to the region last week. The following reports have an update on where we stand and what weather to expect this week, as well as a producer’s perspective on the unusual year. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed …

Ida Adds to Harvest Woes

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

Tropical Depression Ida did not pack much of a punch in terms of wind, but it did bring quite a bit of moisture to already rain-soaked fields. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Climate Forecasts Getting Better

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

The Agriculture Research Service is currently working on new methods to downscale seasonal forecasts to the farm scale and express them in one-month increments. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanuts Continue to Roll In

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts, Weather

As harvest continues, Tyron Spearman says peanuts are rolling in as many have their eyes on a possible weather system that may affect things next week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024