A special meeting that was to have been held this Friday, January 14th in Belle Glade, Florida for growers in the Lake Okeechobee Service Area has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. When this meeting is rescheduled, SFWMD district staff will brief attendees on actions the District is planning to take to address the impending water …
Californians Tour Florida Citrus; Focus On Greening Disease
California’s citrus industry doesn’t have HLB yet, or doesn’t know it does, but it has the psyllids that spread it. This week, Florida Citrus Mutual organized a tour to show California growers how bad HLB is and how some deal with it. Mutual CEO Mike Sparks tells about the tour. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper …
First Post-Freeze Citrus Forecast Cuts Florida Orange Crop 2%
The Wednesday USDA citrus crop forecast reduced the expected Florida orange crop forecast by three million boxes, to 140 million boxes. Grapefruit remained unchanged at 19.6 million boxes. This forecast was able to assess some damage from December freezes; further assessments of the freeze damage will be made in future reports. Find the full forecast report here. Download Audio Post …
January Cotton Crop Report
The January all cotton crop numbers were released this morning, as Steve Maliszewski with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service in Washington D.C. updates where the figures stand for the 2010 crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, …
Could Diets be bad for your health?
Well it’s that time of year again when we make our resolutions for the remaining days of 2011. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Pollination Problems
Everett Griner explains how all of the pollination sources are declining. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Freeze Impacts to Specialty Crop Industries Could Be Lasting
South Florida Multi-County Extension Agent Gene McAvoy says there will be shortages of some crops for a while following the recent series of crop freezes in south Florida. He also says complications with shipments from Mexico could compound supply shortages of some produce, and that economic woes due to these freezes could have longer term impact on Florida supplies on …
Vilsack Speaks at AFBF in Atlanta
One of the guest speakers at this week’s American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting was U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack who talked about possible spending cuts in safety net programs and the 2012 farm bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role …
Opportunities for Meat Exports
U.S. Meat Export Federation Chairman Keith Miller said while beef exports were good in 2010, there are even more opportunities all across the world right now. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Lots of Peanut Butter Served in Atlanta
AG CONNECT Expo 2011 and the American Farm Bureau Federation trade show wrapped up yesterday in Atlanta as Tyron Spearman looks back at how peanuts and peanut butter played a big part at the event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role …