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Peanut Crop Up from Last Year
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their updated crop numbers this morning and Tyron Sprearman looks at how not only peanuts, but other major crops here in the Southeast came in. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, …
AFBF Wants Congress to Act on EPA
Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Atlanta this week voted to urge Congress to pursue vigorous oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
FL Grower Water Shortage Meeting CANCELLED
A special meeting that was to have been held this Friday, January 14th in Belle Glade, Florida for growers in the Lake Okeechobee Service Area has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. When this meeting is rescheduled, SFWMD district staff will brief attendees on actions the District is planning to take to address the impending water …
Californians Tour Florida Citrus; Focus On Greening Disease
California’s citrus industry doesn’t have HLB yet, or doesn’t know it does, but it has the psyllids that spread it. This week, Florida Citrus Mutual organized a tour to show California growers how bad HLB is and how some deal with it. Mutual CEO Mike Sparks tells about the tour. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper …
First Post-Freeze Citrus Forecast Cuts Florida Orange Crop 2%
The Wednesday USDA citrus crop forecast reduced the expected Florida orange crop forecast by three million boxes, to 140 million boxes. Grapefruit remained unchanged at 19.6 million boxes. This forecast was able to assess some damage from December freezes; further assessments of the freeze damage will be made in future reports. Find the full forecast report here. Download Audio Post …
January Cotton Crop Report
The January all cotton crop numbers were released this morning, as Steve Maliszewski with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service in Washington D.C. updates where the figures stand for the 2010 crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, …
Could Diets be bad for your health?
Well it’s that time of year again when we make our resolutions for the remaining days of 2011. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Pollination Problems
Everett Griner explains how all of the pollination sources are declining. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers …
Freeze Impacts to Specialty Crop Industries Could Be Lasting
South Florida Multi-County Extension Agent Gene McAvoy says there will be shortages of some crops for a while following the recent series of crop freezes in south Florida. He also says complications with shipments from Mexico could compound supply shortages of some produce, and that economic woes due to these freezes could have longer term impact on Florida supplies on …