Talks concerning the U.S. beef trade with Japan may be on hold while that country works to contain foot-and-mouth disease and by the recent resignation of the Japanese Prime Minister. But U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is still hopeful the talks will continue. Download Audio News post sponsor: AGROTAIN® controls nitrogen loss for higher yields. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …
GA Congressman Addresses Possible Peanut Ban
One Georgia Congressman has something to say about the proposed peanut ban on airlines, as Tyron Spearman has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Citrus Presentation to Focus on Leafminer at UF/CREC June 11, 2010
UF/Citrus Research and Education Center Plant Production Seminar Series – June 11, 2010 Surveys of Citrus Leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella and Native Parasitoids in Tulare County and Pheromone Disruption Studies LAKE ALFRED, Florida. On June 11, 2010, UF/IFAS, Citrus Research and Education Center, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall will host Dr. Saida Slimane Kharrat, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sciences, Bizerte, …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, which provides Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program participants with coupons that can be used to purchase locally grown, fresh Florida fruits and vegetables. More information is available online by clicking on WIC/FMNP. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …
Fresh Squeezed Tires: Yokohama Uses Citrus Byproduct
An article recently posted on the “Car and Driver” Web site reports that Yokohama has come out some new “orange oil” tires made in part with high-quality citrus oil. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the juicy tire news. Download Audio Register Now for the Florida Citrus Industry Annual Conference June 9-11 Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
Genetically Modified Crops in EU
What would happen if you gave each country the right to choose? Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Many Citrus Activities In Bonita Springs This Week
Bonita Springs is where most Florida citrus industry activities will take place this week. For starters, Florida Citrus Mutual will host its Citrus Industry Annual Conference there from Wednesday through Friday. The Florida Citrus Commission and the Citrus Research and Development Foundation will hold meetings at the site of the Mutual conference. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports. Download Audio Register …
Citrus Geneticist Discusses The Path To HLB Resistance
In the first of these reports, University of Florida cell geneticist Jude Grosser says genetic efforts to produce HLB-resistant trees probably won’t produce results for a decade. But he says in the second report that a scientist could “get lucky” and find a quicker path to disease resistance. In the third report, he addresses the process of getting resistant trees …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending June 4th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Vilsack Announces Purchase of Up to $6 Million of Fresh Tomatoes
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA’s intention to purchase up to $6 million of fresh tomatoes for federal food nutrition assistance programs. “USDA has been carefully monitoring the situation in Florida in order to determinate how we can help growers get through the very difficult situation caused by the freeze earlier this year,” said …