There are some in Congress who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act that passed last year, but when it comes to health care, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told me this morning it’s tough to take rural America and farm country forward if some folks want to take us backwards. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to …
Ag Calendar
Today Tyron Spearman looks at a couple of events coming up next week that may interest many growers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the …
FL Cattlemen’s Institute and Trade Show
Here’s a quick note the Florida Cattlemen’s Institute and Allied Trade Show will be held tomorrow, Thursday January 20th. The 28th annual event will concentrate on total herd management and during lunch the new Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam will is scheduled to speak. The trade show opens at 8:00am with the program set to start at 9:00 at …
Monsanto Expands Seed Treatment Options
Monsanto Seed Treatment Marketing Manager Tom Schaefer talks about their seed treatment plan Acceleron is now avaiable in certain cotton varieties giving growers some choices. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle …
Florida Citrus Freeze Damage Noted in Special USDA Report
USDA this week announced the findings of a special crop survey report, noting the damages to the Florida crop from several freeze events taking place in December and early January. Hear USDA’s radio release about it in this report, and view the actual printed report in this PDF FILE attachment. In Photo: Jeff Geuder, Florida Director, USDA’s National Ag Statistics …
UF College of Agriculture Has Good Interns Anxious to Work!
Anne Marie Mattison from University of Florida’s College of Agriculture, Food & Resource Economics Department attended the recent winter joint luncheon of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association and Florida Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association, where she and students presented the progress of the GATOR NAMA club and invited Florida agribusinesses to consider interns for work in their operations. …
Could Babies Born To Farmers Be Healthier Than Other Babies?
Plenty of room to play, learning the meaning of good hard work, understanding where and how your food and fiber comes to being…those are just a few good reasons on why many people want their children to grow up on a farm, but now it looks like their may be another to add to the list as Reuters says that …
Food Inflation
Today Everett Griner is taking a look at who is making the big profits on food. His findings may surprise you. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable …
Citrus Show In Fort Pierce Addresses Numerous Production Topics
Speakers at this week’s Florida Citrus Show addressed a wide array of topics. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has this report from Fort Pierce. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted …
UF-led Group Assembles Genome Sequences For Some Citrus
The recently-announced sequencing of sweet orange and Clementine mandarin by a University of Florida-led group of international scientists offers hope for solving disease problems – like greening – and much more. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …