This week’s big news from Tallahassee was the legislature’s passage of a veto overide of last year’s General Ag Bill and in the following report Florida Farm Bureau’s Ben Parks explains how that is good for the ag community . Download Audio And you can listen to all of the legislative happenings for this week in this report of the …
GA Ag Commissioner Weighs in on Immigration Concerns
For this weeks Georgia legislative update we turn to Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black regarding an issue that has received a lot of attention this session, immigration. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …
Auburn Trying to Work Beyond Budget Challenges
With budget woes seeming to dominate any discussion lately, Dr. Bill Batchelor, Dean of Auburn’s College of Agriculture, says they are working to overcome those challenges in order to continue to serve the area’s producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Citrus Expo Seminars Theme Announced
The Citrus Expo Seminar Committee met this week to begin selecting topics for the 2011 program. The theme for this year’s seminars is “Proactive Innovations for a Positive Future.” The program will take place Aug. 17-18 at the Lee Civic Center in Ft. Myers. Thank you to all of the growers who participated in the Southeast AgNet contest and submitted …
Producers Can Get a Jump on Value Added Producer Grants
The Notice of Funds Availability for the Value Added Producer Grant program is expected to be released soon, but Agricultural Marketing Resource Center Director Ray Hansen says there are steps producers can do in the meantime to be better prepared. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
FCA Pleased with Veto Override
Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Director of Governmental Affairs Sam Ard said agriculture had a good week in the Florida legislature this week as House Bill 7103 is now on the books. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …
AU Researching E-Coli on Beef Carcasses
Dr. Christy Bratcher, Assistant professor in the Animal Science Department at Auburn University, talks about a food safety research project that’s underway to reduce some of the e-coli that may be present on beef carcasses. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
New Web Based Certification System
Today Tyron Spearman has information about work being done on a new web-based certification system. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
USDA Horticultural Research Lab Open House To Be April 1
Research Laboratory Director Calvin Arnold in the first report gives the details of the April 1 open house at Fort Pierce. In the second report, Arnold tells what citrus growers will get out of attending the event. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Hog Wild
Feral Hogs are continuing to be a big problem. Everett Griner tells us that they have spread over 12 states and what is trying to be done about them. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …