The Peanut Institute has relased information concerning obesity, as Tyron Spearman has the story.
Don’t Cap our Future Campaign a Success at Annual FFB Meeting
The Florida Farm Bureau encouraged members during their recent annual meeting to get involved in a grassroots effort to educate members of congress on what affect Cap and Trade would have on agriculture. For more information about the Don’t CAP Our Future campaign visit the FFB website or send an email through their action page.
Growers Test Ideas for Abandoned Citrus Acres & Water Farming
In these two reports Indian River Citrus League executive Doug Bournique discusses ideas his growers are pursuing, one of which they hope will more effectively deal with abandoned groves in their area and the other to better generate income from acres presently devoted to water retention. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
A Look at the Start of Florida’s Fall Tomato Crop
The start of Florida’s fall tomato crop is marked by lower volume with shippers expecting promotable volume to start after Thanksgiving.
New Technology Available to Fight Earworm
With some farmers dealing with earworm this year, Jeff Widder, Dekalb Brand Manager for Monsanto’s Southern Corn business, says that they are excited to bring new technology to the market that will help protect the growers investment.
McAvoy receives 2009 Excellence in Crop Advising Award.
Gene McAvoy, Hendry County Extension director and a LaBelle-based regional vegetable Extension Agent with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been chosen to receive the 2009 Excellence in Crop Advising Award.
Entering the Holiday Season
As we are now full swing in the holiday season we have a couple of reports to help you wrap up a few details from Halloween and start preparing for Thanksgiving. What to do with your Jack-O-Latern: A head start on Thanksgiving:
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Florida-Grown Products
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Department of Agriculture partnering with Publix to feature Florida produce next spring during in-store “Simple Meals” cooking demonstrations in all Publix Super Markets throughout the Southeast and in Publix cooking schools in five cities. More information about the promotion is available online by clicking on Simple …
More Peanut Harvest Numbers
Tyron Spearman updates the latest information concerning this year’s peanut harvest.
A Costly Problem
Smoking is not only dangerous, it is costly. Just how much? Everett Griner tells us.