USDA Undersecretary Cathie Woteki had a full agenda during her recent trip to Alabama, with visits to the fields of local farmers to discuss conservation and sustainability practices, discussions with students and staff at Tuskegee University and a trip to the site of the to-be-built Carver Integrative Sustainability Center. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Citrus Crop Forecast FL Valencia Oranges Down
The monthly USDA citrus crop forecast gave yet another change to the Florida Valencia oranges. Listen to the forecast and find out how much change and why. Download Audio To view a copy of the monthly USDA Citrus Crop Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size form CLICK HERE (.pdf format). The next monthly USDA citrus crop forecast will be webcast …
USDA to Increase Meat Testing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced last week it will conduct species sampling and testing on imported raw ground-beef and veal, also checked for Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli, to confirm shipments don’t contain horse meat. This decision was made after the Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …
ADUFA Reauthorization Comes Before House Committee
Yesterday, the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Executive Director of Legislative Affairs, Kristina Butts, explains why this reauthorization is important to cattle producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
What Works in Citrus Grower Boyd’s HLB Cocktail
University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse discusses the elements of citrus grower Maury Boyd’s program that appear to do the most good in maintaining fruit production in the face of HLB. Rouse says some other growers have replicated Boyd’s success. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to …
Hired Help
Everett Griner tells us how migrant labor is world-wide. 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
Keck to Head California Citrus Research Board
Ken Keck, former Florida Department of Citrus executive director, will become president of the California Citrus Research Board June 1. He discusses the job, which will in large part address HLB in California, and how the California board will interact with Florida’s citrus industry. Keck, also a Florida citrus grower, says he recently planted a new 20-acre citrus block and …
Citrus Department to Target Millennials
Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) Executive Director Doug Ackerman describes the FDOC’s new target audience and discusses “the good, bad and ugly” of the department’s shopper marketing program. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
Looking at Solar Energy
There are some facilites in the peanut industry that are looking more and more into solar energy, as Tyron Spearman has the detials. 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 …
Weather Can Still Have Big Impact on Planting Intentions
USDA’s spring plantings report was released just a few week back but Doug Kleweno, southeast regional director of the National Agriculture Statistics Service, says those numbers could change in response to markets and the weather. 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 …