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 …
NCC Executive Outlines STAX Proposal Rationale
MEMPHIS — Addressing the joint meeting of the National Crop Insurance Services and American Association of Crop Insurers, National Cotton Council President/CEO Mark Lange laid out the circumstances that brought the U.S. cotton industry to endorse a sweeping change in cotton policy. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle …
Peanut Growers Undecided What to Plant
After talking with growers at last week’s annual Alabama-Florida Peanut Show, Ken Barton with the Florida Peanut Producers Association said many are still undecided as to how many acres of peanuts they will plant this season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical …
Beef Price Increases Will Continue
Grocery shoppers have been noticing a rise in beef prices over the past few months and analysts are saying the chances are slim that shoppers will see beef prices decline any this year, as Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
FL Premises Liability Bill Moving through Committees
Sam Ard, director of Governmental Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, says a bill dealing with premises liability is ready to be considered on the House Floor. Download Audio Plus, Ard updates other issues of interest for Florida cattlemen in the legislature… Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle …
NCC Planting Intentions Survey Predicts a Decline in Cotton Acres
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 13.63 million acres of cotton this spring, down 7.5 percent from 2011, according to the National Cotton Council’s 29th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. 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 …
Freezing Temps Not an Issue but Diseases are for FL Specialty Crops
Despite the weekend’s forecast calling for cold arctic air, South Florida Regional Extension Agent Gene McAvoy says temperatures did not really cause growers any concerns, but notes that disease issues continue to plague them. 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 …