USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey gives an update on how the heat and drought are affecting specialty crops across the nation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of …
More Grower Speakers Added to Citrus Expo Seminars
Two new speakers have been confirmed for the Citrus Expo seminar program, being held Aug. 17-18 at Lee Civic Center in North Fort Myers, FL. They are: Wednesday, Aug. 17, 11:45 a.m. – Grower presentation on cost and labor constraints and how to meet the bottom line, by Judy Wertz-Strickland of DeSoto Fruit and Harvesting Thursday, Aug. 18, 9:40 a.m. …
Registration Open for FFB Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for the 70th Annual Meeting of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle …
Vilsack Announces Changes to CRP to Assist Producers Impacted by Severe Drought Conditions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2011 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) policies to help those affected by sustained drought conditions. Throughout this year of extreme weather, USDA has supported and delivered assistance to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across the country. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers …
CBB Approves 2012 Budget
During the 2011 Cattle Industry Summer Conference, the Cattlemen’s Beef Board voted to approve the fiscal 2012 budget. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember …
Peanut Shellers and Buying Points to Meet & Some Farm Bill Programs May Escape Cuts
A meeting taking place this week will include peanut shellers and buying points as Tyron Spearman looks at what they will be discussing along with the latest from Washington concerning how the farm bill may be affected by more budget cuts. Meeting: Download Audio Budget: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember …
FTA Passage Now Expected in September
There is now hope and expectation that the free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia will be approved by Congress sometime in September. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support …
National Farmers Market Week
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan gives us the details of the remarkable growth of Farmers Markets across the country. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Wounded Warriors Law being Enacted
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight is about the passage of legislation that honors men and women who were injured while serving in the U.S. military, by designating certain areas of our state forests for their use. Funding for specialized accommodations needed for the “Wounded Warriors Project” will be provided through the Friends of Florida State Forests Program. Those who would like …
Nutritionals And HLB Will Be A Hot Topic At Citrus Expo
At Cirus Expo next week, University of Florida researcher Tim Spann will provide an update on the use of nutrition for keeping HLB-infected trees productive. He gives an overview of his talk in the first report; in the second he says that growers can put the information to use in the field. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …