The Senate Agriculture Committee will be discussing shifting responsibilities for school nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture, a proposal Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is pushing for, but one that has received a lukewarm response from the state’s Board of Education. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, …
GBB Helping Producers Become BQA Certified
Executive Vice President of the Georgia Beef Board, Josh White, reminds cattle producers that a BQA certification course will be available on Thursday, March 31st at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry during the annual GCA Convention. But if you can’t be there that day, he has information of another way you can take the course. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida …
ACA Helping State Face Budget Cuts
The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries announced they are facing an immediate $2.3 million in cuts and Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Dr. Billy Powell said they met recently with Ag Commissioner John McMillan about how his department could save money. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important …
FL Voluntary Beef Checkoff Continues
Roger Butler, Chairman of the Florida Beef Council, wants producers to realize the one-dollar per head beef checkoff just can’t do nearly what it was intended to do back when it started in 1986. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, …
Trying to Tone Down EPA & Giving the Skinny on Nuts
Today Tyron Spearman looks at efforts that have been underway in our nation’s capitol to help tone down things with the EPA along with providing information about a new promotion put together by the National Peanut Board. Washington: Download Audio Promotion: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts …
Pork Industry Helping in Japan
The National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council are working with the U.S. Meat Export Federation to provide pork for victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck sections of Japan. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment …
AL Hosting Agricultural Landscapes Forum
Farmers, natural resources managers, researchers and academics from across the Southeast are among those providing comments at the Agricultural Landscapes Southern Regional Meeting today at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana. I talked with Sheldon Jones, Vice President of the Farm Foundation and organizers of the meeting, as to the purpose of this event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
FFB Holding Ag Day at the Capitol
Today is Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Day at the Capitol and director of state legislative affairs, Ben Parks, explains what they hope to accomplish at the annual event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Citrus Official Discusses Sales, Consumption And Imports
In this interview, Florida Department of Citrus Deputy Executive Director Bob Norberg reports on recent orange juice sales, tells why the industry should continue expanding consumption of citrus products even with Florida citrus production expected to remain flat, and suggests that increased consumption could lead to more imports. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. …
Future Farmers
Today Everett Griner looks at how education and encouragement are big factors to farming future. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support …