Citrus Commission Moves On CMNP, FDOC Executive Director

Dan Citrus, Florida

The Florida Citrus Commission this week agreed to a settlement of a rift with private firm AgroSource, the Florida Department of Citrus’ (FDOC) long-time partner in the effort to register the abscission agent CMNP as a mechanical harvesting aid. The commission also started work on finding a new FDOC executive director. Commission Chairman Marty McKenna discusses the AgroSource settlement and …

Discussing the Farm Bill in Alabama & Peanut Crop Update

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has a reminder about the farm bill listening session coming up Thursday in Headland, Alabama along with an update on how the peanut crop is looking at this time. Session: Download Audio Crop: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

New Games Added to My American Farm Platform

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture spent their summer vacation hanging out, figuring out is solitaire clash legit and developing some new resources for the My American Farm Game. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Alabama Hay Hauler Permit Deadline is Thursday

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, General, Livestock, Weather

The deadline to get one of those special hay hauler permits through the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries and the Alabama Department of Transportation is this Thursday September 1st. Download Audio To be added to the ALDOT database as a new hauler, please complete a New Hauler Letter Form available on Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

UGA Joins National Climate and Animal Ag Team

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Equine, General, Livestock, Poultry, Weather

Researchers from the University of Georgia have joined a national team of scientists from University of Nebraska, Washington State University, Texas A&M University, Cornell University and University of Minnesota on a project to look at Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Growers On Citrus Research Panel Discuss Nutrition For HLB

Dan Citrus, Florida

Several citrus growers called for more research into the use of nutrition for HLB-infected trees at a meeting of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s (CRDF) Research Management Committee last week. At this week’s full foundation meeting, CRDF President Tom Jerkins and Research Management Committee Chairman Bobby Barben were asked if enough nutrition research is being funded. Their responses are …

At Least One Florida Citrus Firm Is Happy With H-2A For Labor

Dan Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida

Many Florida citrus growers and harvesters have long declared that the federal H-2A program, which allows the use of foreign workers in groves, is very difficult to use. Judy Wertz-Strickland expressed the opposite opinion when she spoke at the recent Citrus Expo. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

CRP Anniversary

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The past 25 years have been successful for CRP. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida’s Gaetz Proposes Moving Redistricting Process Timeline

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar

GAETZ PROPOSES MOVING REDISTRICTING PROCESS TIMELINE By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Contact news@newsserviceflorida.com. LARGO, Florida, August 30, 2011……The Legislature could consider a constitutional amendment to change the timeline for redistricting votes in an effort to address a barrage of criticism lawmakers have heard as they have traveled across Florida, Senate Reapportionment Chairman Don Gaetz said Tuesday. Sponsored …