WASHINGTON, D.C.– Caroline Batcheldor, Phenix City, Ala., has been awarded the second annual Charles Eastin Outstanding Service Award from the National Farm-City® Council. The award is presented to an outstanding individual who has contributed to Farm-City activities as an advocate for accurate communications between rural and urban audiences. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers …
Grazing Lands Conference Reminder
Here’s a reminder that the 5th National Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative conference will be held Dec. 9-12 in Orlando, Florida at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center. Organizers are expecting more than 1,200 ranchers, professors, land managers, researchers, public officials, ecologists and students to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, …
NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative Offers Regulatory Certainty
The Natural Resources Conservation Services wants to remind producers about the Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative, as NRCS public affairs specialist Mark Smith says that’s it’s a new approach to combating the decline of specific wildlife species. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the …
GA Cotton Yields Holding Strong Even in Dry Areas
Cotton harvest is nearly three quarters of the way through in Georgia, and despite some pockets of drought affected cotton, Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton says they are seeing favorable yields. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the …
Unbelievable Peanut Outlook
U.S. peanut growers have grown what some are calling an unbelievable crop as Tyron Spearman has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, …
Propane FEED Program Expanding
Farmers now have more opportunities to save on propane-fueled equipment as Mark Leitman, director of business development and marketing for The Propane Education & Research Council, talks about a recent expansion of the Propane FEED (Farm Equipment Efficiency Demonstration) incentive program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle …
More Cellulosic Ethanol Could Help Ease Tensions
Unfortunately last week’s EPA denial of an RFS waiver request by the livestock industry did nothing to end the battle with ethanol producers over high grain prices. But Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen expects the upstart of more cellulosic ethanol to ease some of that tension. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless …
Looking Ahead to Thanksgiving 2013
Despite high feed cost this year, the nation’s turkey producers made sure that there was a plentiful amount of turkeys for their biggest time of the year. But what about 2013? Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the …
New Target
If you thought that there was anything safe form a thief, think again. Everett Griner tells us of a new target for the thieves. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares …
A Land of Plentiful Food
A Thanksgiving message from Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture: Next year, Florida will celebrate 500 years since it was discovered by Juan Ponce de Leon. He named this land “La Florida” because it was the season known in Spain as “Pascua Florida,” the Festival of Flowers, and because much of the land’s vegetation was in bloom. Later, in 1539, another European …