This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is reporting that a record number of acres both in State Forests and on private land were prescribed burned last fiscal year. More information is available at the Florida Division of Forestry web site by clicking on Record Season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, …
ACA Donates Read for the Record Books
October Beef Month in Alabama has wrapped up but Nancy Ray, a past president of the Alabama Cattlewomen’s Association, said producers in various counties across the state took part in a national reading event which was a great way to put a face on the producer for school aged children. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay …
GBB Pleased with October Events
Georgia Beef Board’s Ashley Hughes said they were pleased with how things went at the major events they attended this past month and wants producers to realize their checkoff dollars were hard at work. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, …
FBC Working to Obtain More Dollars
With checkoff revenues down, Florida Beef Council’s Roger Butler said extra funding from the Federation of State Beef Councils and from producers through the voluntary checkoff in the state are both important in keeping beef promotional efforts going. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …
DNE’s Greg Nelson Discusses Florida’s Fresh Citrus Industry
Greg Nelson, CEO of DNE World Fruit Company, recently discussed Florida’s fresh citrus industry at an International Citrus Economics Conference in Orlando. He tells what consumers expect from fresh fruit in the first report. In the second, he discusses recent declines in fresh fruit shipping volume. He addresses the fresh industry’s challenges and opportunities in the final report. Download Audio …
Food Safety
Everett Griner explains how food safety will remain risky. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026
Citrus Econ Conference Attracts Growers, Processors, Packers
Citrus greening disease, or HLB, wasn’t the main topic of every presentation at last week’s International Citrus Economics Conference in Orlando, but it was at least mentioned in most talks, since it impacts worldwide citrus production and sales. This report provides an overview of the conference; numerous other reports from the conference will follow in the coming weeks. Download Audio …
Ag in Review for the Week of October 25, 2010
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast . Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending October 29th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Florida and Georgia. (The Alabama report was not available due to technical problems but hope to have it Monday morning) FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida …
Ag Leaders Visit DC to Discuss EPA’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria
With the impending deadline for EPA’s proposed numeric nutrient criteria lurking, Mary Hartney, president of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association, was part of a delegation that recently traveled to Washington D.C. to participated in a meeting with the Office of Management and Budget to discuss the concerns agriculture has with the proposal. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …