Farm to School Census Highlights Farmer Benefits of Program

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA’s first-ever Farm to School Census showed that in the 2011-12 school year more than 38-thousand schools participating in program purchased and served more than 350-million dollars in local food to their 21-million students. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle …

No Change to Peanut Crop Estimates

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

There are no changes thus far to the estimates for this year’s peanut crop, as Tyron Spearman runs through the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

Responding to Pew Report

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Farmers and ranchers are being urged to monitor and respond to local coverage of the Pew Commission report on industrial farm animal production released this week. Download Audio For more information click Here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers …

Grower Discusses Citrus Conditions, HLB, H-2A

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Southwest Florida citrus grower Wayne Simmons discusses current tree conditions, fruit drop, HLB and the hope that foreign H-2A workers will arrive in time for harvest. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober …

West Virginia Poultry Farmer Prevails against EPA

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

A federal court Wednesday ruled in favor of West Virginia poultry farmer Lois Alt in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruled that contrary to EPA’s contention Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober …

Florida Bills Would Give Tax Help to Farmers

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

From The News Service of Florida: Looking to help farmers, Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, and Rep. Jake Raburn, R-Lithia, filed bills this week that would create new tax exemptions for the agriculture industry. The bills (SB 312 and HB 207) would provide exemptions for irrigation equipment, replacement parts for farm equipment and repairs to farm equipment. Also, it would allow …

Melon Problems

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

Disease problems are plaguing melon growers. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

NRCS Resuming Work with Producers to Implement Conservation

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service offices across the country are open and are working to expediently address the backlog of requests that resulted from the partial government shutdown. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For …

Getting More Food From Local Farms To Schools

Dan Alabama, Aquaculture, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Industry Videos-Promoting Agriculture, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Getting more locally grown food to schools is Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

Peanuts Top Twitter During Virtual Party

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

Peanuts are receiving significant buzz in the social media forum thanks to a Twitter party. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025