Disaster Deadlines Fast Approaching

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Weather

With producers experiencing a challenging year, FSA administrator Bruce Nelson reminds them that the application deadline for several disaster assistance programs is coming up September 30, 2011. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …

How Producers Can Utilize Wild Pollinators

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

With the continued decline of honey bee populations some are looking to alternatives to fill the gap and Claire Kremen with University of California Berkeley says one such option is wild bees. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida …

Save the Date for Mechanical Harvesting Symposium

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida, International, Specialty Crops

The International Symposium on Mechanical Harvesting & Handling Systems of Fruits and Nuts will be held April 2-4, 2012 at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred. It will be a unique opportunity to meet and exchange experiences with the main players in mechanical harvesting systems. Growers will learn how to save money and reduce labor costs using …

Florida Citrus Scientist May Know Why Nutrients Help With HLB

Dan Citrus, Florida

Why nutritional programs appear to keep HLB-infected citrus trees productive was a mystery for several years, but University of Florida plant pathologist Ron Brlansky now has an idea how nutritionals might work. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida …

CRDF President: Nutrition Isn’t The Only Short-Term HLB Remedy

Dan Citrus, Florida

In the face of some calls for more research into short-term HLB solutions like nutrition, Citrus Research and Development Foundation President Tom Jerkins points out that the foundation has funded other projects leading to short-term HLB management, including several on psyllid control. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring …

Prosperity Where?

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Agriculture has had its problems too. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

FL NRCS Encourages Farmers to Start Thinking of 2012

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, USDA-NRCS

The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants producers to start thinking about their conservation needs in 2012, as Assistant State Conservationist, Jeff Woods, says the first batching date for their 2012 conservation programs is coming up October 31, 2011. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …

Farm Labor Could Finally Get Addressed in Congress

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Farm labor may finally get some much needed attention on the hill and American Farm Bureau labor specialist Paul Schlegel why it has been a struggle to get lawmaker to understand the unique needs farmers face when it comes to labor. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding …

Hoping Congress gets to Work on FTA’s

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

When Congress returns, President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Bill Donald, hopes they will finally move forward on the pending free trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Farmers Keeping it Green

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Specialty Crops

Producers are continuing to find new and inventive ways to go green. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025