NRCS Prepared for Watershed Concerns with EWP

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS, Weather

Perry Oaks, state conservation engineer with AL NRCS, says the Emergency Watershed Protection program will be able to assist with possible damage that the mass amount of rainfall Alabama has seen this fall may of created. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

One in Four Cotton Fields Currently Unharvested

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Georgia, Weather

The story of the cotton harvest in the southeast this season continues to be the rain and the havoc it is creating for farmers. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

NASS Conducting Surveys to get Producer Perspective

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Weather

As wet conditions continue to hinder the cotton harvest, Bill Weaver, director of the Alabama field office for the National Agricultural Statistics Service, says they have some upcoming surveys in order to receive the farmer’s input on the challenging year. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …

GA Cotton Harvest Still Significantly Lagging

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says that Georgia still has a whopping 21 percent of cotton to harvest. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Georgia Cotton Yield Surprisingly Up, Despite Continued Harvest Issues

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, Weather

Considering the harvest difficulties Georgia has experienced, Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Richey Seaton, says that he is surprised that the December forecast show’s the crop expected to yield a record 907 pounds per acre. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

AL Cotton Harvest Still Suffering from Wet Conditions

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Weather

Bill Weaver, director of the Agricultural Statistics Service in Alabama, says that the continued moister in the Southeast has put a damper on a promising crop. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

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 ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …

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 ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle …

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 ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025