Tyron Spearman runs through the numbers as to how peanut plantings are going both nationwide and here in the Southeast. Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
CRP Acreage Being Released for Grazing
USDA has announced that certain CRP ground will be available for hay & forage, as Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer comments on the time-line. Report (:45 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
LCP & LIP Signup Deadline Nearing
USDA reminds livestock producers the signup deadline for both the Livestock Compensation Program and Livestock Indemnity program is coming up July 18th. Report 1 (:25 mp3)    Report 2 (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Last Call for CSP Applications
Producers in the upper and lower Choctawachee River Watersheds who use good conservation practices still have some time left to apply for the Conservation Security Program. The deadline for the CSP is Friday May 30 and producers who have not yet started the process probably need to get started on it immediately to get it done by then, since there …
Hairy Vetch Benefits Tomatoes
Hairy vetch mulch activates, in regular tomatoes, some of the same metabolic pathways and genes that are activated in biotech tomatoes and USDA Agricultural Research Service plant physiologist Autar Mattoo says it has other benefits as well. Read more here. Report 1(1:00 mp3) Report 2(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …
Sign up for CSP ASAP
Producers eligible for the current Conservation Security Program signup have until May 30 to do so, but they are urged not to wait until the last minute to walk into their local office to start the process. FL Report (1:00 mp3) AL Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
Lee V. McCoy 1947-2008: “RealMcCoy” Will Be Sorely Missed
It is with great sadness and tremendously heavy hearts we report of the passing of Lee V. McCoy, known to many of his legions of friends and colleagues as the “RealMcCoy”. Lee lost his battle with cancer early morning Thursday May 22 in a Georgia hospital, admitted the Monday before in a bout with pneumonia. Please find details regarding Lee’s …
FL NRCS Promoting GLCI
The new State Conservationist in Florida for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, Carlos Suarez, is making the Grazing Land Conservation Initiative one of his priorities in the state. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Ag Secretary Proposes Ban on Downers
USDA is proposing a complete ban on downer cattle for food use, something Agriculture Secretary Ed Scahfer said is needed. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Conservation in the New Farm Bill
Even though the president is unhappy with the overall farm bill package passed by Congress, there are a few provisions the administration is happy with – and one is the conservation title which includes new funding and improvements in programs such as EQIP and CSP. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …