The Ag appropriations bill recently passed by the House includes funding to continue the implementation of practices to reduce dairy and poultry runoff impacting the Suwannee River. Florida state conservationist Niles Glasgow with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service says this cooperative program has been extremely effective. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
Year Round Land Management
Land management for any purpose requires planning, time, labor, and money. Most landowners, managers and operators are interested in wildlife, but they may forget to think about it sometimes, according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Report (1:45 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
FL Citrus Mutual: Research Funding a Continuing Challenge
Florida growers seem to have differing opinions as to whether Florida Dept of Citrus funds should be earmarked or research or remain exclusively for advertising and marketing to support stronger demand and grower prices. In this report, Florida Citrus Mutual’s top executive, Mike Sparks, offers comments on the debate and says the issue of citrus research funding needs will be …
Lower Peanut Crop Forecast
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service is showing a lower peanut crop this year. Tyron Spearman runs through those and other crop numbers from this morning’s report. Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Lower Cotton Crop Forecast
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their forecast for the 2007 cotton crop this morning, and Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. reports lower numbers compared to last year’s crop. Report (2:10 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Citrus Commissioner Questions Generic Mktg and ‘Free Riders’
Citrus Commissioner Bob Behr is with Florida’s Natural, but formerly spent years as a top market research executive at the Florida Department of Citrus. Now a member of the Florida Citrus Commission, Behr says market fundamentals have changed so much over the past four years that earlier studies indicating ‘generic’ marketing was good for Florida may no longer have merit. …
FDOC Citrus Expo Exhibit Geared for Grower Info
The Florida Dept of Citrus will be among 141 exhibitors at Citrus Expo 2007 in Ft Myers, FL, and FDOC In-State Marketing Manager Amy Carpenter says key FDOC team members will be on hand to answer grower questions and discuss marketing plans of all kinds going into the coming season. FDOC will be in exhibit “I” at the Citrus Expo …
Possibly Extending Mandatory Livestock Reporting
USDA is wanting to re-establish the Livestock Mandatory Reporting program. Â Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
New CSP Funds Available
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has announced the release of additional funding for Conservation Security Program (CSP) implementation. Funds will be made available for both the completion of payments on Fiscal year 2007 CSP contracts as well as to prepare for a future program signup. The new signup would includes the 51 watersheds previously identified for this fiscal year, including the …
Citrus Growers Invited to Another CHRP Mtg in Lake County
Another CHRP Meeting has been scheduled, this one for growers in Florida’s Lake County region. RSVP’s are requested for the meeting that begins at 10 a. m. Tuesday August 21st, at the Lake County Extension Service in Tavares. To RSVP, contact Ryan Atwood or Maggie Jarrell at (352) 343-4101. Report (2:00 mp3) Pre-register for Seminars and Trade Show attendance at …