By KEITH LAING – THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA While he’s been in the pinstripe world of Washington for several years, Adam Putnam is a fifth generation cattle rancher. He wants to return to his roots, hoping he’ll be elected agriculture commissioner in November. For Scott Maddox, technically running for the same office, the goal is a bit different. The …
AL Speaker of the House Happy with Outcome of 2010 Session
A friend to Alabama agriculture, Seth Hammett, will be retiring this year after 12 years of serving as Alabama Speaker of the House. And he says that he is proud to say that his last legislative session was a huge success for agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
ABAC to be one of 1200 Exhibitors at 2010 Sunbelt Ag Expo
Dean of the College for Agriculture and Natural Resources for ABAC, Dr. Tim Marshall, says they will be among the 1200 exhibits at next weeks Sunbelt Ag Expo and encourages attendees to stop by. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
National School Lunch Week
We are in the midst of National School Lunch Week, October 11-15, 2010, which is designed to educate students about the importance of nutritious school lunches. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
U.S. Sugar “River of Grass” Land Acquisition Closes
This news release just in from U.S. Sugar Corporation: CLEWISTON—October 12, 2010—U.S. Sugar Corporation and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) today closed on the initial River of Grass land acquisition which provides nearly 27,000 acres of land in areas of critical need for improving water quality and ecosystem restoration. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
Checkoff Funding for CattleWomen Programs
President of the American National CattleWomen, Lana Slaten of Cullman, Alabama, is pleased the Beef Promotion Operating Committee approved checkoff funding for three of their programs. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Peanut Inspection Report Troubles
While the reports are not coming in like normal, Tyron Spearman was able to get a hold of one and thus has the latest information concerning peanut inspections of the crop thus far. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …
Research to Lower Peanut Seed Cost
Seed cost for peanut growers is about 20% and so Marshall Lamb with the National Peanut Lab said they have research underway to help growers control that cost a bit better. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst …
NAEDA endorses AG CONNECT Expo 2011
The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) has endorsed AG CONNECT Expo for the second consecutive year. The 2011 AG CONNECT Expo, a world-class trade show, is slated for January 8-10, 2011 (Preview Day January 7 by special admission) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. AG CONNECT Expo is the international agricultural event owned and produced by …
Pete Spyke’s Arapaho Citrus To Receive Environmental Award
Arapaho Citrus Management of Ft. Pierce, started by Pete Spyke in 1986, is one of three agricultural entities set to receive the Florida agriculture commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …