Ag in Review for the Week Ending April 4, 2014

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Poultry, Soybeans, Weather

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida …

Alabama Legislature Completes 2014 Session

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Weather

Alabama legislators have hastily wrapped up the 2014 session, passing only two of the 25 ag bills that the industry was watching at the beginning of the session. Alabama Agribusiness Councils’s Leigha Cauthen has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

New Vidalia Onion Pack Date Still Being Enforced

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

The Agriculture Department will indeed enforce the new, later start date for shipping Vidalia onions this season. Despite a court ruling that Georgia Ag Commissioner Gary Black is outside his authority in setting that date. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …

Southeastern Farmers Could Make Last Minute Changes in Plantings

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DTN Senior Analyst Darin Newsom says a closer look at all the variables, reveals that crop plantings are still somewhat up in the air, especially for the southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …

Preliminary Numbers Show Crop Progress is Behind Average

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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey shares the first preliminary numbers for crop progress in parts of the Southeastern U.S. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Analysis of Key Numbers in USDA’s Planting Intentions Report

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DTN Senior Analyst Darin Newsom gives his assessment regarding the planting intentions report that was released by USDA on Monday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle …

Alabama Freeze Does Minimal Damage to Peach Crop

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Despite freezing temperatures earlier this week, Alabama farmers remain optimistic about this year’s peach crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support …

It Could be Another Late Planting Year

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USDA’s Gary Crawford looks at a spring planting that could be delayed in many parts of the country. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Georgia’s Fruit and Veggie Sector Fared the Winter Well

Randall Weiseman Fruits, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

Despite some extreme temperatures, executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Charles Hall, says Georgia produce growers fared well this winter. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …

AgNet This Week: National Ag Day, Labor Update, Planting Puzzle

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This week’s issue of AgNet This Week features a report on National Ag Day, as well as the difficulties of planting in a specific time window and a labor update. To learn more about these topics and more click here to subscribe today and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …