FL Promoting Voluntary Beef Checkoff

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida, Livestock

Jim Handley, Executive Director of the Florida Beef Council, reminds producers across Florida about their voluntary beef checkoff program, which is something that can be done when selling cattle at your local livestock market. Download Audio

GA Beef Checkoff Worth the Dollar

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Ashley Hughes with the Georgia Beef Board wants producers in the state to know they work hard each year to make the dollars they get stretch, and information found in a report put out last year shows how they are getting the biggest bang for their buck. Download Audio

Use A Portion Of Citrus Tariffs To Fund Research, Mutual Says

Dan Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Mutual is leading an effort to capture a portion of the tariff on imported citrus products to fund invasive pest and disease research. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the report. Neff also announces that Dan Gunter is now working as COO of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation at a salary of $100,000. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper …

Bronson Announces Extension of State of Emergency

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has requested and received from the Governor an Executive Order extending for an additional seven days a state of emergency to assist farmers dealing with crop damage from the freeze. The order directs the state Department of Transportation to extend the lifting of weight, height, length and width restrictions for commercial vehicles transporting vulnerable …