USDA scientists have bred potatoes with higher levels of beneficial carotenoids that appear to protect against age-related macular degeneration and possibly against cataract formation in eyes. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Highlands Citrus Growers Focus on CHMAs for HLB Control
Highlands County Citrus Growers Association Executive Director Ray Royce says his members are coordinating their seasonal sprays for the control of HLB-spreading psyllids through participation in citrus health management areas (CHMAs). Royce also discusses his group’s major social and fundraising event, slated for December. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone …
Weather Changes
Everett Griner talks about La Niña fading and El Niño growing and what this may mean for our weather pattern. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
BP Changes Ethanol Plans in Florida
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: TALLAHASSEE, October 25, 2012……Plans for a 36-million gallon per year ethanol plant in Highlands County are being scrapped by BP Oil, which announced Thursday it will seek investment opportunities elsewhere. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To …
Broker Shares Sales Prices of Central Ridge Citrus Groves
Richard Dempsey of Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate in this report discusses per-acre prices of citrus land sold on Florida’s Central Ridge in Highlands, Lake and Polk counties in recent months. Dempsey was one of several Saunders personnel Wednesday introducing the company’s new “Lay of the Land Market Report” based on actual sales prices. Download Audio THANK YOU to …
FL Farmers have Another Chance to Learn About USDA Claims Process
Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who believe they have been discriminated against by the USDA in past decades have another opportunity to find out more about the claims process. Florida NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez says there are still some outreach meetings scheduled designed to explain what is involved in the filing process. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares …
Alabama Best Steak Contest Winner Revealed
The winner of Alabama’s Best Steak contest has been chosen as Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association has the announcement. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
FFA’s National Days of Service
Hundreds of FFA members will volunteer their time and skills to help several organizations in the Indianapolis area this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Advancements in Cotton Fiber has Expanded Market for Producers
Cotton Incorporated’s Mark Messura says the Cotton Research and Promotion Program has been very successful in expanding the use of cotton thanks to a variety of technologies. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Elephant Grass as a Potential Biofuel Crop
A tropical livestock feedstock is now being studied as a potential source to produce biofuels. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025