During the general session this morning at the 71st annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention in Montgomery, the officer team for the upcoming year was sworn in. The new President is Woody Clark from Andalusia, President-elect is Jim Akin of Lexington, new Vice-President is Bill Lipscomb from Prattville, and Treasurer is L.D. Fitzpatrick of Hope Hull. I talked with Woody Clark …
Joy Ride Over for High Farm Incomes
Agriculture analyst David Stallings says that USDA’s Agricultural 10 year Projections show that the record prices and incomes that many farmers have enjoyed over the past few years are coming to an end. 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 …
Democrats Want Food Stamp Cuts Delayed
More than 70 Congressional Democrats are asking Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to delay the new law cutting food stamps. 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 Herbicides or Beneficials through …
UF/IFAS Approves New Nursery and Citrus Cultivars for Release
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Fourteen new cultivars, including eight coleus varieties and six citrus, have been approved for release by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. 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 …
National FFA Week
During National FFA Week more than a half-million students in all 50 states will share the importance of agriculture in our daily lives, spread their passion for agriculture and host community-wide events to help others in need. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Carlton to Retire from PRVCGA Position
Barbara Carlton is planning to end her 20-year career with Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association, setting June 1, 2014 as her departure date. 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 …
Originals
Spanish animals are still around. Everett Griner tells us of some. 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 Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Florida Water Advocates May Have to Put Hopes on Ice
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 18, 2014 ………. Advocates of cleaning Florida’s threatened rivers, bays and natural springs will have to tread water for a few more legislative sessions. Two large water measures are floating in the Senate this year. And at least two hundred water advocates from across the state rallied outside the Historic …
Final 2013 Peanut Figures and Alabama Peanut Producers Holding Farm Bill Meetings
Tyron Spearman runs through the final numbers from the 2013 peanut crop, and also has information about farm bill meetings being put together by the Alabama Peanut Producers Association. Numbers: Download Audio Meetings: 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 …
Alabama’s Madison County Earth Team Receives National Award
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) honored leaders in conservation during a special ceremony at the 2014 NACD Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. The NACD/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Earth Team Award was presented to the Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) ofHuntsville, Alabama. The district was recognized for the excellence and dedication of their Earth Team …