USDA will be providing healthy meals for kids this summer, as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said their Summer Food Service Program is just one way they are helping American’s everywhere with healthy affordable meals on the table. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida …
USDA to Target Additional E. coli Strains
Starting this coming Monday, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will institute a zero-tolerance policy for six additional strains of E. coli responsible for human illness. Download Audio The strains USDA will target are 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 …
Crop Insurance Deadline for Planting Peanuts Nearing
With peanut planting running ahead of normal this season, the upcoming crop insurance deadline for getting seed in the ground is not a big factor for most, but Tyron Spearman still reminds those yet to finish about the nearing deadline. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …
FDA Reportedly Halts Carbendazim Testing of OJ Imports
The Food and Drug Administration reportedly has halted testing of orange juice for the fungicide carbendazim in shipments bound for import into the United States. Through March, the agency had denied the import of 30 shipments after testing 144 shipments. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here …
USDA Celebrating 1st Birthday of MyPlate
June marks the first birthday of MyPlate, the federal government’s primary food group symbol designed to prompt consumers to think about building a healthy plate at meal time. 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 …
SURE Deadline for 2010 Crops Losses is Today
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson reminds producers that today, Friday, June 1, is the deadline to apply for assistance for 2010 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program. FSA will not act on applications submitted after the deadline. The program provides Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
Citrus Extension Agent Planning Grower Trip to Brazil
Multi-county Florida citrus Extension agent Steve Futch has led several grower tours of the Brazilian citrus industry and is planning another in late August. He offers the details and tells what he and growers get out of the trips. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides …
How Many Bushels of Corn?
Everett Griner tells us of a goal corn producers are trying to achieve, on a regular basis. 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
National Pork Board Responds to McDonald’s Statement
The president of the National Pork Board said Thursday he is disappointed in the announcement earlier in the day by McDonald’s Corp. that sets a 10-year timeline for sourcing all of its pork from farms that do not use individual stalls to house pregnant pigs. McDonald’s decision could put significant pressure on smaller farmers who use Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding …
DuPont Offers Fontelis for Peanut, Fruit & Veggie Growers
New DuPont™ Fontelis™ fungicide delivers broad-spectrum peanut disease control as Bond McInnes, fungicide technical manager for DuPont Crop Protection, said growers will be very excited about the success they will have with it. Download Audio And, McInnes has the details on how Fontelis can also provide small fruit and vegetable growers with long-lasting protection. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity …