Preparing for El Niño

Josh McGill Cotton, Field Crops, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Weather

With peanut harvest underway in most parts of the southeast, the threat of El Niño is becoming a reality. El Niño is a warming of Pacific waters off the equator and Dr. Bob Kemerait, a University of Georgia plant pathologist, says it will cause a wetter late fall and a wetter and cooler winter. We spoke with Dr. Kemerait about how farmers …

Southeast AgNet This Week: HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrate 50 Years; Cotton Production Down/ Peanuts Up

Josh McGill Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Water, Weather

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a feature on HM. CLAUSE, a global vegetable seed company, as well as an update on the increase in peanut production and decrease in cotton production. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle …

Two Choices

Dan Agri View, Alabama, General, Georgia, Weather

Everett Griner talks about global warming, fact or fiction in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …

El Niño

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Weather

Everett Griner talks about getting relief from the long drought in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending September 11, 2015

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Florida, GA Grown Moment, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Weather

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we look at the numbers released Friday from USDA’s September crop reports, talk about how row crop farmers are being encouraged to prepare for the El Nino event coming this Fall, about a big problem for drones and more. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida …

Southeast Row Crop Farmers Encouraged to Prepare for El Nino

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

During the UGA Cotton-Peanut Research Field Day held in Tifton yesterday, Southeast row crop farmers were being encouraged to prepare for the El Nino event this fall. Tyron Spearman has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle …

Citrus Industry This Week: Nursery Report; Fruit Fly Alert; HLB in Brazil

Tacy Callies Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, Weather

Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report from a citrus nurseryman, details on a fruit fly outbreak and information on how Brazil is managing HLB. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research …

New Forecast for a Very Strong El Nino

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Weather

International weather experts have put out a new forecast for the current El Nino, and Gary Crawford has an update on what we might expect. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion …

USDA Designates Collier County in Florida as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Florida, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Weather

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Collier County in Florida as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in Broward, Hendry, Lee, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties in Florida also qualify for natural disaster assistance because Sponsored …

Climate Change

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Weather

Everett Griner talks about climate change, real or imagined, in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …