Cork or Screw

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Researchers are planning on using science to answer the long debated question of whether a cork or screw cap is the best closure for wine bottles. Download Audio

Signup Now for Florida Beef Excellence Institute

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

The Florida Beef Council and the University of Florida Department of Animal Sciences wants to remind anyone involved ion the beef industry about the Florida Beef Excellence Institute in Gainesville October 16-17, as Ashley Hughes said the deadline to register is this Friday, September 28th. Download Audio

Growing Young Citrus Trees in the Greening Era

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

University of Florida researcher Tim Spann, who recently resigned to take an agriculture job in California, has suggestions for growing young citrus trees in the face of HLB. Also in this report, Spann tells where he’ll be going and has a message for Florida citrus growers. Download Audio THANK YOU to our LIVE Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? …

National Pork Board Responds to HSUS Lawsuit

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

Here’s a release from the National Pork Board: The lawsuit filed Monday by the Humane Society of the United States against the U.S. secretary of agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the purchase by the National Pork Board of “The Other White Meat” registered trademark challenges the legitimate purchase of a valuable business asset, National Pork Board Chief …

Regulatory Predictability to Help FL Farmers Improve Gopher Tortoise Habitat

Randall Weiseman Ag "Outdoors", Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, USDA-NRCS

GAINESVILLE, FL –An agreement between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will provide long-term regulatory predictability for up to 30 years to Florida’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) initiative. Download Audio