A Thanksgiving message from Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture: Next year, Florida will celebrate 500 years since it was discovered by Juan Ponce de Leon. He named this land “La Florida” because it was the season known in Spain as “Pascua Florida,” the Festival of Flowers, and because much of the land’s vegetation was in bloom. Later, in 1539, another European …
A ‘Passive’ Approach to Citrus Cold Protection
There’s more to cold protection than cranking up the low-volume irrigation the night before freezing temperatures hit. Multi-county citrus Extension agent Chris Oswalt discusses some of the passive cold protection practices that can be instituted months or even years before a freeze. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free …
Secretary of Ag Gives Thanks to Rural America
During this time of thanks, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says he is reminded of how blessed the U.S. is to have a strong and vibrant rural America Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Gulf Citrus CHMA Updates Spray Recommendations
Just before Thanksgiving, the Gulf Citrus Growers Association alerted growers in the region’s Citrus Health Management Area that now is the time to schedule an area-wide spray for HLB-spreading psyllids. It also updated its recommendations for the year and offered advice from University of Florida entomologist Phil Stansly. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got …
$10.00 Corn
High grain prices helps no one. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember …
Florida Had The Real First Thanksgiving!
(Source: News Service of Florida) – With apologies to the pilgrims, St. Augustine, Fla. residents may mark the true first Thanksgiving feast by Europeans in the New World. In September of 1565, a full 56 years before the Mayflower arrived, the Spanish inhabitants of St. Augustine, in La Florida, had a feast of thanksgiving with the local Timucuan Indians. For …
New Facility for Producing Peanut Products
Today Tyron Spearman has the details about a new facility that will be producing a variety of peanut products. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle …
Low Cattle Numbers Causing Tight Supplies
The number of cattle and calves in feedlots continue to drop and as one livestock analyst knows, it’s all due to high feed prices, lack of forage, and higher feeder cattle prices. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary …
A New Way to Destroy Disease Causing Bacteria in Livestock
USDA researchers are developing a new way to kill disease causing bacteria in livestock as Rod Bain has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida …