When it comes to peanuts, Argentina is a major competitor for U.S griowers and Tyron Spearman reports the crop in that country is actually seeing more acreage this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Ag Organizations Band Together to Urge for Estate Tax Reform
Several farm groups held a news conference today in an effort to urge Congress to act on estate tax reform during the lame duck session. As of now the estate tax will revert back to its pre-2001 exemption amount of $1 million, with a tax rate of 55 percent on January 1, 2011. One of the panelist, Taylor Slade a …
Selection of the Capitol Christmas Tree
Picking out the perfect Christmas Tree for your home can be a lot of pressure, but Ted Bechtol, superintendent of Capitol Grounds, ups that ante as he is responsible for choosing the Christmas Tree to be displayed on the front lawn of the capitol. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …
USDA Approves Georgia Counties for Disaster Designation
ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today announced that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated 151 Georgia counties as primary disaster areas due to caused by drought and excessive heat from July 1, 2010 to the present. The designation was in response to request submitted by Governor Perdue. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle …
Thanksgiving To Christmas Is Huge For Fresh Florida Citrus
Florida Citrus Packers Executive Vice President Richard Kinney in these reports tells how big the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas season is for fresh fruit shippers and what the “hot item” is. Download Audio Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
DPI: Agriculture Pest & Disease Introductions On Increase In Florida
It’s the federal government’s responsibility to keep incoming pests & disease out of the U. S., but it remains the state’s job to clean them up if they get through. Acting Director of the Florida Dept. of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry (FDACS/DPI) in Gainesville, Wayne Dixon, says his team is dealing with a surprising increase in new introductions. Dixon …
Good Neighbors
Mixed neighborhoods present problems. What kind? What might be the solution? Everett Griner gives us his view. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of …
GA Producers Have Short Trip for Upcoming Beltwide Conference
Producers won’t have far to go to attend The Beltwide Cotton Conference this year as it will be in Atlanta, January 4-7, 2011. And executive director with the Georgia Cotton Commission, Richey Seaton, encourages those who have never attended to try it this year as he says the event offers some great educational opportunities. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists …
AL Forest Lands Eligible for Upcoming NRCS CSP Signup
The Natural Resources Conservations Service’s new CSP has an upcoming sign-up deadline of January 7, 2011. And Alabama Assistant State Conservationist, Steve Musser, says that with the all of the forest land in Alabama, producers will be glad to know that they are now eligible for the program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
FL NRCS Promoting the Various Benefits of No-Till Systems
With producers starting to pay more attention to the herbicide resistant weed, palmer amaranth, one major concern is the loss of conservation tillage acreage. And therefore, Florida NRCS Conservation Agronomist, Steve Boetger, wants to remind producers about some of the benefits of a no-till system. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …