The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug attacks a wide array of crops from corn and soybeans to fruits and veggies and USDA research entomologist Tracy Leskey says the USDA is putting in over a million dollars into finding ways for growers to control the invasive pest. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers …
The Rest of the Story Behind Rising Food Prices
Food prices may be up, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack explains that the reason for the increases is not a simple one. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida …
Earn a CEU from Citrus Industry Magazine
The April issue of Citrus Industry magazine offers readers an opportunity to earn one Core continuing education unit (CEU) by reading citrus Extension agent Tim Gaver’s “Pesticide stewardship: your responsibility to the environment” and passing the accompanying test. Earn your CEU here. This is the second in a series of four CEU articles that will be available from Citrus Industry …
FL Plans Would Rein in Water Districts
By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 31, 2011……Lauded – and criticized – for their fiscal autonomy, water management districts would find their budgets determined by the Legislature and their spending approved by the governor under a pair of bills advancing Thursday in the House and Senate. More immediately, the districts would see their budgets …
Plantings Report Affects Markets
After yesterday’s planting intentions report came out the markets reacted as Tyron Spearman looks at how things were shook up a bit for some crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay …
Cattle Producers Get Marketing Info
Day two of the annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show is well underway as a great crowd is on hand for this big 50th event. Those attending have been able to hear about cattle marketing from the owner of King Livestock Company, Dell King of Hopkinsville, Ky., who talked about what buyers are looking for in today’s market. …
Highlands Citrus Growers Discuss HLB Progress And CHMAs
Some Highlands County citrus growers several weeks ago shared their impressions of an international HLB research conference held earlier this year. In the first report, citrus Extension agent Tim Hurner summarizes the positive reactions and grower/caretaker Mark McLean says he has seen a “quantum leap” in HLB research progress. Download Audio In the following reports, Hurner discusses the citrus health …
Costlier Food
The food inflation rate is accelerating and Everett Griner tells us just how much, and why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance …
Report Shows that a Large Percentage of Oil Leases are Untouched
A new report reveals that two-thirds of offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico and more than half of onshore leases on federal lands remain idle. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage …
EPA Planning New Pesticide Rules to Assist Pollinators
The Environmental Protection Agency is continuing to grapple with how to control the exposure of bees to pesticides. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …