Within the veto overrides from the Florida Legislature was House Bill 981, which among other things, allows farmers putting farmland up for sale to keep agricultural tax exemptions, even if the appraised value increases because the land has been put on the market. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
BQA Helps Producers with Antibiotic Usage
Today’s BQA Quality Report is brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs as Max Irsik, with the University of Florida and BQA State Coordinator in Florida, says it’s important for producers to know what is needed when it comes to antibiotic use for their cattle herds. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by …
Peanuts Fighting Other Commodity Prices
Peanut contracts have been out lately as many wonder how those prices will be able to compete with some of the other commodity prices being seen lately, as Tyron Spearman looks at what has been offered. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical …
Veto Override Aids Citrus Growers On Research & Ag Exemptions
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks explains the importance of the Florida Legislature overriding Gov. Charlie Crist’s veto of a key agricultural bill. The override codifies the Citrus Research and Development Foundation and gives it additional taxing authority most growers wanted it to have; it also protects the ag exemption on farmland that is put up for sale. Sparks cites …
EPA Delays Implementing Numeric Nutrient Water Quality Standards
Florida Farm Bureau Director of Government and Community Affairs Staci Braswell reports that EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has signed off (Nov. 14) on the final rule which will establish numeric nutrient water quality standards for Florida’s lakes and flowing waters. Two days earlier, several newly elected officials, including Governor-elect Rick Scott, Attorney General-elect Pam Bondi and Commissioner of Agriculture-elect Adam …
Food Sources
The origin of food still confuses some. Everett Griner tries to clear this us a bit. 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, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober …
Not Much Change in Finalized Version of Numeric Nutrient Criteria
The final rules for EPA’s numeric nutrient criteria for Florida’s waters are published and don’t differ much from the proposal released back in January. But Staci Braswell with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation says thankfully the 168 page rule does allow for a delayed implementation period. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR …
New Breeding Tools Allow for Better Cotton Varieties
Heat tolerance is a prime factor when it comes to developing new varieties of cotton for the Southeast, and vice president of agricultural research for Cotton Incorporated, Kater Hake, says that the development of new breeding tools is allowing them to better incorporate genes that have a high stress tolerance. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle …
FL One State to Use Federation Dollars
Florida is one of the states that has been able to secure extra beef chekoff dollars for certain programs as Scott George, Chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils, talks about how that works and the purpose of the Federation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida …
GBB Working with Culinary Students
Georgia Beef Board’s Ashley Hughes said culinary classes in high schools across the state have allowed them to be able to promote beef to students. 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, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research …