There’s still time to bid on a weekend turkey hunt with Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson. The high bidder will receive a two-person, guided turkey hunt at Evans Farm in North Florida including full accommodations and guide service. Florida Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Rancher program will accept bids until midnight, Friday, Jan. 30, on-line at the Federation’s Web site.
Florida NRCS Partnerships
Florida NRCS has seen great benefit from partnering with other conservation groups such as the Wildlife Conservation Commission. And Darryl Williams, a District Conservationist, says that the agreement just makes sense. For more information of NRCS and their programs log on to their website.
HLB Conference of Huge Value to Global Research Efforts
HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: In these reports, University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center Director Dr Harold Browning, talks about what went on at the recent global conference on citrus HLB disease, and how it is of great value to the research efforts going on right now in Florida and around the world.
Citrus HLB: Report from Dominican Republic
HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: Speaking with Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff at the recent International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB) in Orlando, FL, Juan Barcello (photo) from the Dominican Republic says recent finds of HLB in his country about 300 kilometers from commercial plantation areas there, frightens him and other local producers there. Hear his detailed comments in this report.
UF Economist Spreen: Citrus HLB Impact on Future OJ Prices
In this follow up report to the recent International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB), comments from Dr Tom Spreen, University of Florida economist, about what the impacts of HLB could be to the orange juice market, and prices for both growers and consumers down the road. Interesting stuff here. HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by:
Food & Water Watch: Imports Hurting U S Farmers, Consumers
Patrick Woodall with Washington D C-based Food & Water Watch says international trade deals like NAFAT and CAFTA and others involving food often put U S farmers at a disadvantage and U S consumers on the defensive.
From 200-plus Proposals, 83 Get Funded for Citrus HLB Research
Grower Peter McClure is chairman of the Citrus Production Research Advisory Council, known to many as the “Box Tax Council”. In these reports, McClure talks to AgNet’s Ernie Neff about how more than 200 research proposals for HLB or “citrus greening” research was narrowed to about 80, and about how National Academy of Sciences involvement is making the whole process …
Sod BMP Program Underway
The new Florida Sod BMP Program is off to a good start with a recent kick-off event declared a success. Environmental Specialist James Clements with the Florida Department of Agriculture explains why the event and the program are necessary. For more information on the Sod BMP Program log on to FDACS Office of Ag Water Policy’s website. For more information …
Food & Water: Trade Deals Not Good for U S Farmers/Consumers
This is the first in a series of reports we will be posting in coming days featuring Patrick Woodall, a spokesman for a consumer advocacy group based in Washington D C who says international trade deals over recent years have greatly changed what is available to U S consumers when it comes to fruits and vegetables. In this report, Woodall …
Citrus Commission Approves Research – Hears Economic Impact
In these features, AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports the highlights of this week’s meeting of Citrus Commissioners in Lakeland, FL. In the first segment, Neff talks about millions of dollars of research funding that was approved for funding and given the go ahead. In the second report, more about how the present economic downturn is also impacting food marketing efforts across …