From: The News Service of Florida: THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 3, 2013 Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam doesn’t expect a harsh backlash from the renewable-energy industry after Gov. Rick Scott approved a bill that abolishes a state law requiring most gasoline to include nearly 10 percent ethanol. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …
Changing Staples
Times have sure changed. Everett Griner tells us how crops are not just state specific anymore. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …
Peanut Usage Numbers Continue to Climb
The latest numbers show that peanut usage numbers continue to climb, as Tyron Spearman has a look at the new peanut stocks and processing report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle …
Annual Survey Confirms Trend of Pollinator Decline Continues
Beekeepers report they lost nearly one-third of their colonies this winter. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026
Increased Specialty Crop Efforts in Senate Farm Bill
During the Memorial Day recess, Senate Agriculture committee chair Debbie Stabenow visited a fruit farm in her home state of Michigan to talk about the specialty crop provisions in the farm bill, Cindy Zimmerman has the full report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida …
Florida Governor Signs Two Bills with Ag Interest
Governor Rick Scott signed numerous bills last week, including the Numeric Nutrient Criteria Bill and the repeal of the 2008 Florida Renewable Fuel Standard Act. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle …
Citrus Grower Proclaims Merits of Nutrition for HLB
A grower’s representative says the use of nutritionals led to more and larger grapefruit than the statewide average, and suggests that the Citrus Research and Development Foundation consider more nutritional research funding. Carl Fetzer with Barnes Citrus describes his company’s excellent results using the program devised by grower Maury Boyd, and tells what he considers the key ingredient to be. …
2014 State Budget Funds Some Long-Awaited UGA Projects
Several long awaited UGA projects got the go ahead with Governor Nathan Deal’s recent signature of the 2014 state budget. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research …
Trying to Prevent EPA from Releasing Personal Info
Ashley McDonald, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s deputy environmental counsel, talks about an amendment to the 2013 Farm Bill that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from releasing personal information on cattlemen and women. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight on Summer BreakSpot
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about the Summer BreakSpot program, which provides free, nutritious meals to children in need over the summer. To find a local Summer BreakSpot site, call the United Way’s national referral hotline at 2-1-1, visit SummerFoodFlorida.org on the web, or text FoodFL to 877-877. Download Audio You can follow …