Budget issues are always top of mind each year when lawmakers meet in Atlanta, and those in agriculture wonder how positions and programs of interest to them will fare. According to Georgia Agribusiness Council’s Bryan Tolar, as the Georgia General Assembly heads into the final few days of the 2015 session, agriculture is doing well in the state budget talks. …
Comment Period on Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report Extended
During the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture’s hearing this week, Under Secretary for Agriculture Kevin Concannon indicated USDA would allow a 30-day comment period extension for the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report. House Ag Chair Mike Conaway says the report not only went way out of scope in dealing with Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune …
Nuts, Nuts Everywhere
Everett Griner talks about California tree nuts, a worldwide treat in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …
Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association Visits State Capital
Many folks were in Tallahassee yesterday for the annual Florida Farm Bureau Legislative Day and that included Mary Hartney, President of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association in Lakeland. Southeast AgNet intern Katie Mcclenny talked with her about the annual event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded …
The Farmwoman
The changing face of farming includes a younger operator, and for this story, a female proprietor. Cathy Isom looks at one farmwoman’s life on the farm. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage …
Trying to Slow Down Peanut Blooming
Research efforts are underway to try to slow down the peanut blooming process. Tyron Spearman explains how and why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Non-Florida HLB Research Might Help Florida Citrus Growers
Florida citrus growers should find food for thought in HLB research conducted in Texas and Brazil. University of Florida scientist Jim Graham reports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida …
Little Land Buying in Florida Senate’s Amendment 1 Plan
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 19, 2015………. The Senate doesn’t intend for Florida to acquire much land in the first year of increased funding under a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at land and water conservation. The Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday released a $714.2 million proposal, which was absent local …
Florida PIE Center Water Survey
Floridians understand the importance of water as they ranked it third on a list of 10 issues in a recent University of Florida (UF) Public Issues Education (PIE) Center study. The third annual UF study was designed to find out Floridians’ attitudes toward water issues and their knowledge of water issues in the state. Dr. Jack Payne, senior vice president …
Agriculture Committee Advances Bill to Protect Producers from Duplicative Regulations and Permit Requirements
From the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture: Today, the House Committee on Agriculture approved H.R. 897, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015. This legislation (H.R. 872 in the 111th Congress and H.R. 935 in the 112th) would clarify Congressional intent regarding pesticide regulation in or near waters of the United States. A 2009 decision in the U.S. Court of …