Food Safety Tops List of Stories in 2009

Randall Weiseman General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Produce was a hot topic when it came to food stories for 2009 with food safety concerns topping the list. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Bayer Offers New Innovation to Peanut Growers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Randy Myers, Fungicide Product Manager for Bayer CropScience, said they have new innovations to offer peanut growers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Meat Production Lowered Exports Raised

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

USDA has adjusted its meat production estimates for both 2009 and 2010. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Estate Taxes

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Everett Griner tells us why nothing offered pleases the farmers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

USDA Official Clarifies Florida’s Citrus Canker Rule

Dan Citrus, Florida

Michael Hornyak of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Citrus Health Response Program in this series of interviews with Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper clarifies changes to the citrus canker rule in Florida. In the first report, he notes that a canker quarantine remains in place, but has been altered to allow fresh fruit to move to other citrus producing states. In …

Christmas Trees

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

Did you know that there are three trees planted for each one cut? Everett Griner tells us this and much more today. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Thanking American Farmers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

As we celebrate the Christmas season, Tyron Spearman takes time out to thank farmers across our great nation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Cost of the Twelve Days of Christmas

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Poultry

The total cost to buy all of the items named in “The 12 Days of Christmas” song increased just 0.9% from last year to $87,402.81. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Food Price Inflation Lowest In Years

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Consumers had a little more money to put towards what is under the tree, versus what is being served on the table this Christmas. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025

Tree Nut Industry Thriving

Randall Weiseman General, Specialty Crops

Tree nuts get a lot of recognition this time of year, but USDA economist Susan Pollack says that the industry doesn’t just rely on the holidays, as the industry has been enjoying year round popularity Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, …