McKenna Names Key Issue for Citrus Commission

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Shortly after being re-elected chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission Wednesday, Marty McKenna discusses what he sees as the biggest challenge to the commission and the Florida Department of Citrus, which the commission governs. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, …

Beef Checkoff Still Educating Consumers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

In this weeks “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, David Gazda from Athens, Georgia knows educating consumers is an important part of what the beef checkoff does. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Alabama NRCS on the Importance of Soil Health

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Eric Schwab, conservation agronomist with the Alabama NRCS, explains why soil health has recently become a major focus for the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move …

Farmers and Ranchers Stepping Up to the Plate in Gulf of Mexico Initiative

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

The Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Jason Weller, says farmers and ranchers deserve a lot of credit for the success of the Gulf of Mexico Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Peanuts are Big Business in Southeast

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

While there are a variety of crops grown and livestock raised here in the Southeast, peanuts are still a big business. Tyron Spearman looks at some of the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Efforts to Keep Up Momentum on Immigration Reform

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Fruits, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Immigration reform has been a top agricultural priority for years, but it has just recently taken center stage in Washington. And Georgia Agribusiness Council’s Bryan Tolar says how they are working to keep the momentum on the issue going. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to …

Some States Return to LFTB Purchases in Schools

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock

While USDA has repeatedly affirmed the safety of lean finely textured beef, the overall amount of it purchased by the school lunch program is down about 95-percent. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members …

Nutrition Bill Still Unsettled in the House

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

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas says everything about the farm bill process has been hard, but the fight surrounding the nutrition title is an extremely difficult issue. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Rogers Previews Citrus Grower-Beekeeper Meeting

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

The September 18 Citrus Grower-Beekeeper Meeting in Lake Alfred will educate growers and beekeepers about each other’s challenges and hopefully establish lines of communication, University of Florida entomologist Michael Rogers says. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida …