More Budget Discussions Coming & No Peanut Contracts Yet for 2012

Looks like more discussions will be taking place concerning the budget situation in our nation’s capitol as Tyron Spearman has the latest information on that along with a look at where peanut contracts stand at this time. Budget: Download Audio Peanuts: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Citrus Industry eNews: Phytophthora/HLB; ACPS Research; OJ Outlook

If you would like to receive this eNews directly via e-mail, please subscribe here. DON’T MISS THIS Citrus Scientist: Phytophthora Incidence Increasing with HLB Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, …

New Citrus Industry Magazine Article Offers CEU

Earn one General Standards (CORE) continuing education unit (CEU) by reading the article, “Product stewardship,” and passing the accompanying test. The fifth and final CEU article of the year, authored by University of Florida’s Stephen Futch and Tim Gaver, is now online and will appear in the December issue of Citrus Industry magazine. Earn your CEU here. Find the first …

Animal Welfare

Modern farming has become very protective for animals. Everett Griner tells us how. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …

Dust Bill Heads to House Floor with Bipartisan Support

NCBA Commends Committee Support of Farm Dust Bill: WASHINGTON (Nov. 30, 2011) – The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce today, Nov. 30, 2011, voted in support of H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. The legislation passed (33-16) through the full committee with bipartisan support and will head to the full House of …

Peanuts Still Rolling In as Posted Price Remains Steady

Today Tyron Spearman has the latest peanut posted price information along with an update as to where the count stands for this year’s crop which is still coming in. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of …

Ag Research Delivering More Value Than Coupons for Consumers

A new study reveals that the economic benefits of ag science outweighs the saving consumers receive from coupons, advertising circulars and loyalty cards. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch …

COOL Deemed Illegal by WTO

The World Trade Organization judges have agreed with Canada and Mexico saying that U.S. country-of-origin labeling provisions violate global trade rules and unjustly harm agricultural commerce. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged …

Net Farm Income Up 28 Percent

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is pleased with USDA’s latest Farm income forecast numbers for 2011 that are projecting for both farm income and net cash income to exceed $100 billion for the first time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …

Young People Spreading Nutritional Info of Beef

In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff”, brought to you by the beef checkoff, a recent participant in the junior division of the National Beef Ambassador competition, Anna Conrad from Dover, Florida, told me her duties of being a junior representative is to talk with others her age about the benefits of beef and make sure they understand …