Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been in Japan this week to promote stronger ties between the U.S. and Japan in the area of agriculture as part of the President’s effort to expand U.S exports through the National Export Initiative. Download Audio More information about Secretary Vilsack’s trip to Japan is available at www.usda.gov Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
El Nino Controlling Weather & Peanut Butter a Top Food
El Nino has had quite an affect on our weather patterns the past few months, as Tyron Spearman looks at whether that will continue much longer and also has a story on how important peanut butter is to all of us. Weather: Download Audio Peanut butter: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …
Sources Today Saying Citrus Black Spot To Be Confirmed in Florida
Although we still await official notification from USDA through press release channels, several sources early today are saying it soon will be official that black spot has indeed been confirmed in Florida citrus. Meanwhile, Southeast AgNet reporters are attending a seminar in Lake Alfred today where the future of the citrus industry is being discussed and growers and industry leaders …
Food Safety
Is our food safety system failing? Everett Griner has his take on this today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
NRCS Celebrates 75 Years by Continuing their Mission
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is celebrating 75 years of conservation efforts as NRCS Chief Dave White says the decisions of landowners today will ultimately determine the productivity of our nation in the future. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …
Resolved Cotton Dispute Also Benefited Specialty Crops
This weeks announcement that the U.S. and Brazil have agreed to negotiate a settlement over their ongoing cotton dispute is good news for all of agriculture as more than 100 U.S. items were approved for new tariffs by Brazil, totaling an expected impact of nearly $600 million a year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …
Vegetable Production in GA Continues to Grow
Tyron Spearman reports that USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service’s annual planting intentions report shows a continued increase in vegetable acreage for Georgia. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Chambliss Reacts to Trade Reports
The Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Saxby Chambliss, was quick to respond to three recently released reports highlighting barriers to U.S. trade and investment. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between …
Could Peanuts be the Fountain of Youth?
The peanut is well-known as a great source of nutrition. But research is now examining peanut skins in a search for anti-aging chemical compounds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …
Florida Supreme Court Hears U S Sugar Buyout Challenge Case
By MICHAEL PELTIER – THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, APRIL 7, 2010… ..The controversy over a proposed $536 million deal to purchase 73,000 acres of U.S. Sugar property for Everglades restoration landed in the Florida Supreme Court Wednesday as parties jousted over whether the project is worth the debt . The state’s highest court is being asked …