This season’s excessive heat and lack of moisture, resulted in lower yields for many southeastern farmers, but Burton Heatwole of Waynesboro, Georgia, says that despite all of this his Asgrow brand Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans still yielded an impressive 65 bushels per acre. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril …
Consumer Tool Available to Show Safety of Produce
A new report, Perspective on Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables has been released in order to give consumers more information about the safety of fruits and vegetables. The report includes a calculator that allows consumers to determine just how much of their favorite foods could be consumed in a day without any health effects from pesticide residues. Download Audio …
History Behind American Farm Bureau’s Thanksgiving Survey
This marks the 25th year of the American Farm Bureau Thanksgiving Survey and in celebration we have its history from the person responsible, American Farm Bureau Federation Director of Membership and Program Development, Marsha Purcell. Stay tuned next week for the numbers from the 2010 Thanksgiving survey. How it got started: Download Audio Challenges throughout the years: Download Audio Continued …
Citrus Industry eNews: Boyd and Newlin on HLB; Cold-Protection Tips
If you would like to receive the eNews version directly via e-mail, please subscribe here. Citrus Industry eNews Exclusive sponsor: SMART Nitrogen Fertilizers-Micronutrients-Phosphites DON’T MISS THIS Maury Boyd Shares Secrets of his Success Against HLB Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …
Farmer vs. EPA
Is the EPA making unreal proposals? Everett Griner looks into it and gives us his view. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity …
Progress Being Made in Fight Against Palmer Amaranth
Despite some challenges, this year’s cotton crop seems to of survived relatively well. But of course one challenge that producers across the state are continuing to deal with is glyphosate resistant palmer amaranth, but UGA Weed Scientist, Dr. Stanley Culpepper, says there has been some progress in that area as well. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
AL NRCS Completes EWP Project on Tribal Lands
We have had several reports recently focusing on the tribal efforts of the Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service. And tribal liaison, David Elliot, and Poarch Creek Indian tribal elder, Billy Smith, says one example of those efforts is a recently completed Emergency Watershed Protection Program project on Magnolia Branch Wildlife Reserve. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
RCD Allows FL NRCS to Get More Conservation on the Ground
The Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service has a number of programs available to producers and John Harper, 3 Rivers RC&D Coordinator, says that they are there to help assist in implementation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy …
FL Tomato Growers and Workers Strike Deal
An agreement has been made between the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to boost wages and improve working conditions for agricultural workers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director …
FL HB 981 Among Veto Overrides
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 Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida …