Bill Barber, vice president of Lykes Bros. Citrus Management Division, shared his company’s plans for future groves and production and harvesting techniques at a recent international harvesting symposium. In this report, he summarizes the direction his company plans to go, and the expected future productive lifespan of citrus trees. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll …
Dept. of Citrus Helps Young Women With Weight Challenges
The Florida Department of Citrus’s (FDOC) grapefruit program targets active young women, a majority of whom have weight management challenges. FDOC Public Relations Director Karen Mathis tells how the department will try to help those women, and sell more Florida grapefruit and grapefruit juice in the process. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone …
On Farm Inventions
Everett Griner tells us how farm shops do more than just maintenance. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Peanut Stocks are Down & Ag Calendar
Today Tyron Spearman has a look at where peanut stocks currently stand along with what’s up this week on the ag calendar. Stocks: Download Audio Calendar: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Snacking and Nutrition
As more American’s are enjoying more snacks, Rhonda Sebastian with the Agricultural Research Service says the issues isn’t really how much they are snacking but what they are snacking on. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Planting at the Sunbelt Ag Expo Research Farm on Schedule
Sunbelt Ag Expo’s new farm manager Michael Chafin says the crops should be right on schedule for Field Day on July 12, 2012. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Specialty Crop Groups Concerned About Future of IR-4
Several specialty crop groups are concerned with President Obama’s 2013 budget proposal that would consolidate IR-4 with several other pest management programs to form a new Crop Protection Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
NCBA Washington Staff Deals with LFTB
Lean finely textured beef has been in the news quite a bit the past few weeks and was an issue which affected the cattle industry and something that was even dealt with by staff in the Washington D.C. office of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, as Colin Woodall talks about how they were involved. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® …
FL Energy Bill Now Law: Ag Commish Putnam Comments
Tallahassee, FL – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following statement by Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam upon learning HB 7117 will become law. “Tomorrow, Florida takes a modest step forward toward a smart, long-term energy policy when HB 7117 becomes law. “Rooted in common sense, this bill was developed to Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …
SCOTT ALLOWS HEATED ENERGY BILL TO BECOME LAW
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Contact: news@newsserviceflorida.com THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 13, 2012………. In a political squeeze because of a bill that includes tax breaks for renewable-energy production, Gov. Rick Scott late Friday allowed the controversial measure to become law without his signature. Scott’s decision could anger tea party members and some conservative groups that placed heavy …