Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight on What’s In Season

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On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about how knowing what fruits and vegetables are in season is the key to planning menus and creating shopping lists. To see what produce is in season in October and print out a list, click on, Produce Available in October. To view a chart showing produce availability for …

Pineapples

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Do you think the pineapple is native to Hawaii? If so, guess again. Everett Griner tells us some history on the origin of the pineapple. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending October 4, 2013

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Podcast, Specialty Crops

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 Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps …

No Weekly Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Normally each Saturday morning we bring you the weekly livestock market update, put together by the Livestock Market News Service. But unfortunately, due to the government shutdown, that information is not available this week. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Giving Cotton Growers a Better View

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia

UGA extension soil scientist Dr. Glen Harris is testing the effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles in detecting various issues in cotton fields. Download Audio The harvesting of this and other research plots will take place during the Sunbelt Ag Expo to be held October 15-17, 2013. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy …

Results of Semi-Annual Marketbasket Survey

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According to American Farm Bureau Federation’s latest Semi-Annual Marketbasket Survey, the total cost of 16 food that could be used to prepare one or more meals, is up three percent. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided …

Alabama NRCS Putting a Renewed Emphasis on Soil Health

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has always worked with producers to help them improve their soil health, but AL NRCS state conservationist Dr. Bill Puckett says they are now putting a renewed emphasis on the effort. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch …

House Introduces Immigration Reform Legislation

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Despite the government shutdown, House democrats have introduced immigration reform legislation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026

Peanut Marketing and Inspection Update

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Due to the government shutdown, there have been some concerns about the marketing and inspections of peanuts with harvest underway. But Tyron Spearman reports those are not issues to worry about. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Florida Holding Beef Excellence Institute

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

The University of Florida, Department of Animal Sciences and the Florida Beef Council invites cow-calf producers to attend the Florida Beef Excellence Institute at the UF Animal Sciences Building and Meat Laboratory on October 14-15. The event is designed Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the …