Mexican Fruit Fly Eradication Successful

An 84- year-old problem has been eliminated from Texas and the United States. Susan Carter has the story on the eradication of a longtime pesky insect. USDA’s Susan Carter reports with Rebecca Blue, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor …

Two GA Producers Serving the Cotton Industry at the National Level

Two Georgia cotton producers are serving in some top spots in the Cotton Industry for 2012. Chuck Coley from Vienna, GA was elected as National Cotton Council (NCC) chairman for 2012. And Jimmy Webb a producer from Leary, Ga will serve as the 2012 president of Cotton Council International. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …

USDA Working to Clarify Sugar Program

Acting Under Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse says he is working to clarify U.S. Sugar Policy. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle …

ASA Statement on President’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2013

February 14, 2012…St. Louis, Mo… President Barack Obama unveiled his budget for fiscal year 2013 yesterday; a proposal that includes a $32 billion reduction in agricultural spending. American Soybean Association (ASA) President Steve Wellman, a soybean farmer from Syracuse, Neb., issues the following statement on the president’s proposal: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …

Vilsack Refers to 2013 USDA Budget as Stable

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack believes stable is the right word to describe the Department’s newly proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2013. General: Download Audio Produce: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the …

National Pork Board Statement Regarding McDonald’s Announcement

McDonald’s Corp. announced Monday that it would begin developing a plan to transition its pork supply away from farmers who use conventional sow gestation stalls. The National Pork Board recognizes that food companies, including McDonald’s, make decisions in the best interests of their businesses. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, …

President’s Budget Threatens to Tax Agriculture Out of Business

WASHINGTON (Feb. 14, 2012) – President Barack Obama Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, proposed a multi-trillion-dollar-budget. The president said the budget is designed to spur job creation and impose higher taxes on the rich. However, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President J.D. Alexander said the president’s take on the estate tax threatens job creation and punishes the producers of food and fiber. …

Rucks Discusses Citrus Nursery Tree Shortage And The Future

Nurseryman Phil Rucks in these reports reflects on the current shortage of nursery trees available for Florida citrus growers to plant and looks at the future situation. Download Audio Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data …

Increasing Production

Research will improve food production. Everett Griner tells us what is going on in the research world. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …

Valentine Flowers

Of the approximately $15.7 billion that will be spent to celebrate Valentines Day in the U.S., roughly 1.7 billion will be spent on flowers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …