Pistachio Nuts

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

The pistachio crop is on its way to a record. Everett Griner tells us what this is. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

CRDF’s Browning on $9 Million Citrus Research Grant

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Citrus Research and Development Foundation Chief Operating Officer Harold Browning answers questions about the USDA grant that will fund research seeking a way to block the ability of psyllids to infect healthy trees. Download Audio THANK YOU to our LIVE Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! …

Charged Cotton Finding Success in the Marketplace

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia

Mark Messura with Cotton Incorporated says Under Armour’s Charged Cotton is just one example of some of the successes the Cotton Research and Promotion Program has had in commercial adoption of cotton technologies. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …

Citrus Research Foundation to Get $9 Million USDA Grant

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday announced a $9 million research grant to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation to support fighting citrus greening, or HLB. The following report is from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Florida Senator Bill Nelson and Mike Sparks with Citrus Mutual discussing the importance of the research grant and the overall Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. …

Fuels for America Campaign

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia

A diverse group of renewable fuel producers and stakeholders have joined to launch the Fuels for America campaign to defend the Renewable Fuel Standard. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Improved SuperTracker

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Users of USDA’s SuperTracker can now set personal calorie goals based on targets prescribed by their nutritionists, dieticians and health care providers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Rain Slows Peanut Harvest

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

Peanuts were rolling in until the rains this weekend slowed things down as Tyron Spearman looks at that along with other news from the peanut industry rght now. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember …

CBB CEO Ruhland named 2013 Eisenhower USA Fellow

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

Here’s a release from the Cattlemen’s Beef Board: On Sept. 27, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret), Chairman of Eisenhower Fellowships, announced that the organization will send eight U.S. citizens abroad in 2013 as Eisenhower USA Fellows. Among the eight selected Fellows is Polly Ruhland, Chief Executive Officer of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB), based in Centennial, Colo. CBB was …

Statement of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Expiration of Authority for 2008 Farm Bill Programs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

This is a statement released this morning by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: WASHINGTON, October 1, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the expiration of authority for 2008 Farm Bill Programs: “Many programs and policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture were authorized under the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (“2008 Farm Bill”) …

Georgia Youth Competes in National Beef Ambassador Contest

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

Sacramento, California was the location of the 2013 National Beef Ambassador Contest this past weekend as one of those competing this year was Gibson Priest from Cartersville, Georgia who really enjoyed the competition. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …