Research is working to discover just how your body processes nutrients in order to test the efficacy of functional foods and develop foods that help solve some health concerns people face today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, …
EPA Continues to Release Producers’ Personal Information
WASHINGTON (May 2, 2013) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is appalled to learn that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to illegally release information on cattle operations to the activist groups Earth Justice, the Pew Charitable Trust and the Natural Resources Defense Council. In this latest action, the agency again admitted Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Rules Being Developed on Livestock Antibiotic Use
The Agriculture Secretary has reported movement concerning livestock antibiotic rules, as Gary Crawford has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Alabama Launches StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
Over 100 people packed into a tent under cloudy, drizzly conditions Thursday afternoon for the announcement of the StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity in Alabama at the AL Hooks Produce farm near Shorter. The primary goal of the StrikeForce initiative is to increase partnership with rural communities and leverage community resources in targeted, persistent poverty areas. Speakers at the …
Citrus Growers React to Rubio’s Immigration Reform Talk
Citrus grower and harvester Paul Meador in the first report says the immigration reform bill that Senator Marco Rubio discussed at Florida Citrus Mutual May 1 is “very promising” and an improvement on current federal law governing guest workers for citrus harvesting. In the second report, Charlie Lucas, president of King Ranch Florida operations, also says the proposal is better …
Overachieving Bioenergy Yeast for Ethanol Production
USDA researchers have developed a new strain of yeast that could help streamline cellulosic ethanol costs and production. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle …
Citrus Production Manager: Why We’re Waiting to Plant
David Bass, production manager for Vero Beach-based Premier Citrus, tells why his company is waiting and learning more before planting new young trees in the face of HLB. Bass was one of scores who attended a recent high-density planting and rootstock field day near Indiantown. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free …
Southeast Farmers and Ranchers Awarded Value Added Producer Grants
USDA has announced 110 recipients in 43 states for the latest round of Value Added Producer Grants. USDA Rural Development Acting Administrator Lillian Salerno explains the purpose behind the grants. Georgia Download Audio Florida Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
Have You had Your Pork This Morning?
According to a new study, teens who eat a high-protein lean pork breakfast may consume fewer sugary snacks later in the day. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied …
Feral Hogs
Research is continuing and new control methods are now being studied. Everett Griner tells us what some of this research has developed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied …