Crops at Sunbelt Field Day in Good Condition Despite Wacky Weather

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

Sunbelt Ag Expo held their annual Field Day late last week, and even though the farm has experienced a roller coaster of weather patterns recently, Executive Director, Chip Blalock, and Farm Manager, Michael Williams, said the crops were in good condition for the event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

President Supports FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts, Vegetables

President Obama has released a statement supporting Senate Bill 510, The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Study Shows US is Short on Produce Acres

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The U.S. does not have enough produce acres to support USDA’s dietary guidelines for minimum daily requirement of fruits and vegetables. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, …

Researchers Scramble to Complete Projects off FL Coast

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops

With the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill looming, researchers from the University of Florida are racing to complete several newly funded projects that will help assess the magnitude of damage done by the spill. Download Audio Visit the University of Florida site for more on these efforts. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle …

Second Quarter Marketbasket Survey Shows Increase

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s second quarter Marketbasket Survey shows that retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly with the total cost of 16 food items up 4 percent compared to the first quarter of 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers …

Streamlining Operations of Conservation Programs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Each year for the past few years, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has doubled its number of customers serviced with conservation programs, and thus NRCS Chief Dave White says they have a big push on to streamline operations. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle …

USDA’s Latest Crop Report

Randall Weiseman Corn, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Soybeans

This morning USDA released their latest update of some of this year’s crops as Gary Crawford has a look at the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember …

FL Crops Seeing Plenty of Weeds

Randall Weiseman Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Peanuts, Soybeans

According to University of Florida Extension Agronomist Barry Brecke, this has been a wet growing season thus far in Northwest Florida and due to this there has been a lot of herbicide use already. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, …

Highlands County Citrus Executive Discusses Issues

Dan Citrus, Florida

The issues being tackled by the Highlands County Citrus Growers Association are discussed in the first report by association Executive Director Ray Royce. Download Audio In the second report, Royce says Highlands growers assume the new disease citrus black spot will eventually get to their groves and are making plans to deal with it. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage …

Migrant Workers

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

In today’s world, cheap labor means cheap food. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless …