Harvesting Chair: “Mechanical Harvesting Is The Future”

Dan Citrus, Florida

Current economic and political conditions that allow hand harvesting of citrus won’t last forever, says Paul Meador, chair of the Florida Citrus Commission’s Harvesting Research Advisory Council. “Mechanical harvesting is the future,” he declares. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending October 16th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA: Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida …

NPPC Statement On Testing Of Pigs For H1N1 Flu

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

Given today’s statement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it is conducting ‘confirmatory testing’ on swine for the novel H1N1 virus, the National Pork Producers Council is reiterating that pork is safe to eat and handle and that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu viruses cannot be transmitted through food, including pork. Sponsored ContentCommitment From …

Cotton Incorporated Utilizing New Media

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, General, Georgia

With the change of media over the past few years, James Pruden, Director of Public Relations for Cotton Incorporated, says that they are utilizing the internet and social media in their marketing campaigns. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember …

USDA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grants

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA has announced funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program with 55 grants awarded nationally, totaling approximately 49-million dollars for 745 projects. AL Report: FL Report: Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands …

Preserving Produce

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Preserving your produce can be a inexpensive and simple way to have healthy snacks on hand. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, …

Ag Appropriations Approved

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has information about the recently approved ag appropriations bill. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins …

Corn Usage for Feed and Residual is Up

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Corn, Livestock

There are significant changes to this year’s corn crop production and thus projections for corn feed and residual are up. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the …

More Beef to Taiwan Possible

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock

Taiwan’s President said his country is very close to reaching a deal with the U.S. which is hoped would result in Taiwan dropping the remaining restrictions on U.S. beef imports. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle …

Citrus Scientist Shares Psyllid/HLB Disease Findings

Dan Citrus, Florida

Michael Rogers, one of the University of Florida scientists doing extensive work on psyllid control in the fight against citrus greening disease, shares some research findings that should be helpful to growers. In the first report, he notes that greening-transmitting psyllids are becoming more tolerant of insecticides, and tells what growers can do about it. In thesecond report, he says …