Due to technical difficulty with USDA conference line, the final citrus crop forecast was not carried live as planned. Here are the numbers to wrap up this season. The final Florida all orange forecast for this season released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is lowered to 133.4 million boxes. The total is comprised of 67.1 million boxes of …
NCGA Urges House Passage on Split Farm Bill In Order to Get to Conference
WASHINGTON (July 11, 2013) — National Corn Growers Association President Pam Johnson released the following statement in response to the House of Representatives voting on the split version of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (2013 farm bill): Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support …
Splitting up Farm Bill is Not the Way to Go
While some House leaders are looking at splitting up the Farm Bill by separating the food stamp program from it, one top American Farm Bureau Federation official says that’s not the way to go. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …
President Obama Touts Veggies At White House Kids’ Event
This week at the White House, the President and First Lady talked about the role of vegetables in healthy eating, and how and why they feel veggies have gained in popularity in recent years. In this report from Cindy Zimmerman, President Obama’s favorite vegetable is also revealed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …
Florida Senate Committee To Review Lake Okeechobee Releases
(Tallahassee – News Service of Florida) – As Treasure Coast residents complain about the impact of water released from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon, the Senate has set up a select committee to investigate the state and federal management policies for the waterways. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …
Hours of Service Rule Waived For Livestock Haulers
Official notice of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to grant a 90-day waiver of a new hours-of-service rule for drivers transporting livestock and poultry will be published today in the Federal Register. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch …
Economic Impact of Child Nutrition
Proper nutrition is not just a health issue but an economic one as well as Duke Storen with Share Our Strength points out important statistics about children who eat school breakfast. Download Audio Although both childhood hunger and obesity is real problem in our country Duke Storen with Share Our Strength believes this is a solvable problem. Download Audio Sponsored …
Sound Economy
Farm economy is staying strong. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026
Sustainability to Be Discussed at Peanut Conference
The 15th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is just a week away, as it will take place July 18-20 at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. This year’s theme is “Making Sustainability Work” and Tyron Spearman has more information. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Beef Producers Learn About the Checkoff
As many of us know, the Beef Checkoff has been around since the mid-80’s. But in this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff”, brought to you by your beef checkoff, we find out not everyone realizes that. Chris Taylor from Baxley, Georgia has an interesting story which explains why producer communications are so important. Download Audio To learn more …