FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, August 31, 2016………. A state of emergency was declared Wednesday for 42 counties in North and Central Florida as a tropical depression churned in the Gulf of Mexico. The system has the potential to reach hurricane strength before making landfall somewhere around the Big Bend this week, state …
Less Profitability for Farmers This Year
USDA has released their latest Farm Income Forecast, and according to this story from Rod Bain, farm sector profits are down from last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …
Slow but Steady Recovery in U.S. Dairy Markets
June and July data and statistics from the Agriculture Department have painted an increasingly compelling picture of a slow but steady recovery in U.S. dairy markets. At least that’s according to the latest DMI Dairy Market Report. The national average all-milk price rose $0.30 per hundredweight in Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Expanded Access Could Boost U.S. Beef Exports to Indonesia
With its large population and expanding economy, Indonesia has long been a market that held significant promise for U.S. beef exports. And as Joe Schuele reports, some positive news has recently come out of that country. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
We told you last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to purchase approximately 11 million pounds of cheese from private inventories to not only assist food banks and pantries, but also help reduce a cheese surplus. Now USDA announced they will also purchase $11.7 million worth of shell eggs and egg products to ease a surplus as …
China’s Zika Rules Raise Fears for U.S. Exporters
Zika is big news in Florida and across the country, and now that China has moved to add the U.S. to a list of Zika-infected countries is worrying U.S. exporters. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers …
Meat Production
Everett Griner talks about making meat production more costly in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Lunch Packed with Nutrition
Cathy Isom checks out how to pack as much nutrition as possible in your child’s school lunch. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides …
Trade Teams Coming to Talk U.S. Peanuts
Earlier in the season, due to the high number of peanut stocks and amount of peanut acreage being planted, farmers were told to make sure they had a federally approved peanut warehouse available before harvest. But exports have been better than first thought, and as Tyron Spearman reports, a few trade teams are coming to the U.S. to see about …
Conduct Business Online with NRCS Conservation Client Gateway
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) encourages farmers and landowners across the Southeast, who have yet to try their new secure online portal, Conservation Client Gateway, to do so. James Tillman, NRCS southeast regional conservationist, says this is a way to take care of business through NRCS without having to drive in to a local office. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR …