On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about the new “Fresh From Florida” On the Menu program, which allows qualifying restaurants to use the “Fresh From Florida” logo on their menus to identify meals made with fresh, locally-grown produce and seafood. To see a list of participating restaurants, click On the Menu. Download Audio You …
SNAP it Up
Helping the poor is a costly program. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle 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 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market numbers for the week ending April 18th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle 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 …
U.S. Sugar Completes 83rd Annual Sugarcane Harvest Season
This is a release from the U.S. Sugar Corporation: Clewiston, FL – April 17, 2014– U.S. Sugar Corporation completed its sugarcane harvest operations early Thursday morning, and the Clewiston Sugar Factory is expected to grind out later today and finish liquidating* sugar on Saturday. U.S. Sugar completed its 83rd season during a year that featured far better than industry safety …
Florida Legislature Has 2 Weeks Left
When Florida lawmakers return to work next Monday, they will be heading into the final stretch of this year’s legislative session. Sam Ard, Director of Governmental Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, knows part of what they will be doing is hashing out the differences between the House and Senate budgets. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded …
Discussing Herbicide Use in Peanuts and American Peanut Council Receives Funds
A discussion took place this past week concerning what herbicides peanut farmers used most. Tyron Spearman has more on that story, along with news about export funding that has come in to help the American Peanut Council. Herbicides: Download Audio Funding: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA April 18
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Sponsored ContentCattle 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 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026
Caution about Mixing Citrus Psyllid Products
Using some products together to control HLB-spreading psyllids can reduce the effectiveness of the control measures. University of Florida entomologist Michael Rogers tells which products don’t work well together. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle 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 …
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Additional USDA Actions to Combat Spread of Diseases Among U.S. Pork Producers
St. Paul, Minn., April 18, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in an effort to further enhance the biosecurity and health of the US swine herd while maintaining movement of pigs in the US, the USDA will require reporting of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) and Swine Delta Coronavirus in order to slow the spread of this …
Rural Theft
With all the efforts of law enforcement, farmers are still victims of thieves. Everett Griner tells us what the biggest crime on farms is. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle 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 …