This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam about the Florida Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, which provides women participating in the WIC program with coupons that can be redeemed for fresh produce at participating retail farmers’ markets in North Florida. More information is available online at WIC/Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on …
Cotton Board Educating Young Consumers
Educating consumers about agricultural products is a big focus for commodity organizations and Monty Bain with the Cotton Board says they are reaching young consumers through a partnership with Ag in the Classroom. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
One Person’s Garnish Could be Another’s Medicine
Parsley and celery are often utilized more for their decorative attributes than their health benefits, but new research now shows that they could have value in helping prevent certain breast cancer tumor cells from multiplying. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
New Scan Can Scrutinize Produce While Still at the Packing House
USDA scientist have developed and patented an experimental, cutting-edge optical scanning system that would use two different kinds of lighting, a sophisticated camera and other pieces of equipment to scrutinize fresh produce while they are still at the packinghouse. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
McClure Addresses Foliar Nutrients, Other Topics At Citrus Field Day
Citrus Grower and research advocate Peter McClure was among the hundreds attending the Mid-Florida Citrus Foundation Field Day at Conserv II near Winter Garden last week. In these reports, he comments on Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Cloned Food
Cloned animal food is still questioned. Everett Griner tells us about this. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending May 13th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Peanut Industry Responds & Peanut Product Produced
Today Tyron Spearman has an update concerning how the peanut industry has responded with relief efforts to the recent tornado vidctims here in the Southeast along with a story about a peanut product being produced at a new factory. Relief: Download Audio Factory: Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …
Moderation in Cattle Prices
Because of a temporary surge in beef production the next few weeks we may be seeing cattle and beef prices come down a bit as Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Citrus Researcher Tells How RNAi Will Work On Psyllids
USDA scientist Wayne Hunter in these reports describes RNA interference, a tool that holds promise for control of the psyllids that spread HLB, and hopefully Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024