This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talking about about proposed legislation that would move school food and nutrition programs to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. More information is available online by clicking on Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act. To find out what others are saying about the proposed legislation, click on What …
Citrus ‘Old Timers’ Learn Label History, Share Their Stories
More than 50 ‘mature citrus mentors,’ or ‘old timers,’ gathered for an annual luncheon in Tavares last week. The first report offers an overview of the gathering. In the following reports, meeting speaker Jim Ellis briefly recounts the history of citrus labels and shares some of his earliest citrus memories. Southeast AgNet interviewed several other mature citrus mentors at the …
La Niña
Everett Griner explains how climatologists are seeing changes coming soon. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Asian Citrus Psyllid Genome Poster Available Online
USDA scientists have recently finished sequencing a draft of the Asian citrus psyllid genome. See a poster about the psyllid genome here. 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 April 1st 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
Time Running Short to Speak out Against GA Immigration Reform
With only three days left in the 2011 legislative session, Bryan Tolar President of the Georgia Agri-business council says time is getting short for producers to speak out against the proposed immigration reform. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Evaluating the FL Legislative Session at its Midpoint
The Florida Legislative Session is at its midway point and House Ag Policy Chair, Steve Crisafulli updates us on the progress so far and what to expect for the remainder of the session. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
The Desire for Water Security Equates to a Need for Water Policy
A lot has been discussed recently about the need for water security and Marlon Cook, director of ground water assessment programs for the Geological Survey of Alabama, explains what it means and how we achieve it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Tackling the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug attacks a wide array of crops from corn and soybeans to fruits and veggies and USDA research entomologist Tracy Leskey says the USDA is putting in over a million dollars into finding ways for growers to control the invasive pest. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst …
The Rest of the Story Behind Rising Food Prices
Food prices may be up, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack explains that the reason for the increases is not a simple one. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024