Providing Summertime School Lunches

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Due to various efforts, school-aged children across the country are being provided summertime school meals, as Cindy Zimmerman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle …

Seeking Nominations for Peanut Standards Board

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

The deadline to submit nominations to serve on the Peanut Standards Board is nearing. Tyron Spearman has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive …

USDA Provides 12-Week Progress Update on Disaster Assistance

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Weather

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provided a 12-week progress report on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance programs today, announcing that USDA has processed 106,000 payments to farmers in 40 states across the country who suffered livestock and grazing losses between October 2011 and passage of the 2014 Farm Bill. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Opinions of Proposed WOTUS Rule Differ

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

More than 90 agriculture organizations have submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle …

Citrus Industry This Week: Four Tips to Help Reduce Drop

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report from University of Florida Professor Emeritus Gene Albrigo that discusses four practices that could reduce the Florida citrus fruit drop problem. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Immigration Reform Not Likely This Year

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

It looks like agriculture will have to go another year without comprehensive immigration reform needed to provide a steady and legal supply of migrant labor. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion …

Ag Exports are Up

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Dairy, Field Crops, Forestry, Fruits, General, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

The latest numbers show U.S. agricultural exports are up, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded …

Cheesy

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner talks about some statistical facts about cheese in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …

Phillip Hunter Named 2014 Alabama Farmer of the Year

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, Nursery Crops

Drive through Nashville or Birmingham and see the upscale offices and residential complexes. Chances are, the trees landscaping these properties came from the farm of Phillip Hunter. He grew up as a city boy and now lives in Birmingham. He raises shade, evergreen and ornamental trees at the Hunter Trees, LLC nursery in Talladega County. As a result of his …

Philip Grimes Named 2014 Georgia Farmer of the Year

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

A meticulous, high-yield crop farmer, Philip Grimes of Tifton, Ga., is admired as one of the best farmers in South Georgia. He has been recognized on the state level for producing high peanut yields for more than 20 consecutive years. A conservation farmer, he uses cover crops and has installed grassed waterways, terraces, and ponds on his land. A farmer …