Everett Griner explains how revitalizing the rural economy is working. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
New Machines, Citrus Tree Health Are Topics At Harvest Field Day
An earth-bound olive harvester that might be used on oranges and a flying octocopter were among the sights harvesters and growers witnessed at last week’s Mechanical Harvesting Field Day at Immokalee. Fritz Roka of the University of Florida talks about the machines and their possible uses in the first two reports. Download Audio Download Audio In the third report, Roka …
Ag in Review for the Week of April 18, 2011
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending April 22nd put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
FL House Played Catch Up This Week on Several Bills
As we check in for this weeks legislative update with Ben Parks, director of state legislative affairs with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, he tells us that the Senate took the week off but the House was busy passing several bills. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
GAC will Continue to Work on Immigration Reform
Georgia’s 2011 Legislative Session may be officially in the books, but Georgia Agribusiness president, Byran Tolar, says that doesn’t mean that all the work is done especially when it comes to this year’s hot button issue, immigration. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Budget Only Real Ag Issue Facing AL Legislature
Agriculture does not have any major concerns on the table in Alabama’s 2011 Legislative Session except for the budget, which Alabama House Ag Committee Chair, Chad Fincher, says has resulted in some tough issues having to be made in the Department of Agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
GA Producers Encouraged to Sign Up for Market Bulletin
Georgia Ag Commissioner, Gary Black, encourages producers to visit www.thegamarketbulletin.com where they can place an on line order for their subscription to the Market Bulletin. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
FL to Receive Funds to Continue Gulf Seafood Testing & Marketing
Over a year after the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Department of Agriculture continues to collected and test seafood samples with all results showing that Florida Gulf seafood is safe to eat. And the testing will continue as an agreement has been reached with BP for $20 million over the next three years to enhance …
FL Ag Commissioner Says HB 7219 Makes Nutritional & Fiscal Sense
The Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act (HB 7219) is continuing its successful run through the legislative gauntlet as it will now move to the House floor. In this report Florida Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam exlpains why he stands in strong support of the legislation that would shift the responsibility of School Lunch program over to the Department of Agriculture. …