May is Florida Beef Month

The Florida Beef Council would like to announce that the very first Florida Beef Month is underway as the month-long program is designed to recognize how relevant beef is to the industry and what beef does for Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …

Website Audio Stream Test for Citrus Crop Webcast

CLICK HERE for the audio stream for our upcoming “LIVE” webcast coverage of the release of USDA’s monthly Citrus Crop Forecast program to begin at about 8:30 a. m. Thursday morning May 10, 2012. Hear the audio stream in this post to test your system, and stay tuned for the LIVE website audio stream program to begin about 8:30 a. …

Dates for Upcoming Events for Specialty Crop Growers

There are a few upcoming events that may be of interest for our Florida specialty crop growers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …

A Plea for a Farm Bill This Year

There is still a lot of work to be done in order to achieve a 2012 Farm Bill this year, and USDA Acting Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Michael Scuse is passionate that it must be done before farmers and ranchers enter next spring’s production cycle. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle …

Laurel Wilt Found in FL Avocado Tree

Tallahassee, FL – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (UF/IFAS) have confirmed the presence of laurel wilt on an avocado tree in a commercial block in the northern tier of the Miami-Dade County avocado production area. Laurel wilt is a destructive disease transmitted by the redbay ambrosia beetle …

Beef Producer Sees How Checkoff Works

In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff, John Morris from Jefferson County, Alabama took part in a recent event where he saw even more how the beef checkoff works with consumers. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through …

Tips for Controlling White Mold in Peanuts

There are concerns that after the warmer winter we expereinced that white mold may be a serious problem for some peanut fields this year, so today Tyron Spearman has some tips which were given out to help in controlling this problem. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Mid Florida Citrus Foundation Grove “A Wonderful Laboratory”

Multi-county Extension agent Gary England discusses the extensive citrus research conducted at the Mid Florida Citrus Foundation’s Krezdorn research grove on Water Conserv II property near Winter Garden. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement …

O.J. or Olives

Can you imagine Florida without growing oranges? Everett Griner tells us some producers are considering growing olives. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …

Florida Dieticians to Learn More about Beef

A group of dieticians from Florida will be traveling to Kansas later this month as Ashley Hughes with the Florida Beef Council said this 3-day tour will actually allow them to learn about the beef industry from pasture to plate. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …