(From “News Service of Florida” 9-25-09) Advocates for Florida tomato workers on Friday added the world’s largest contract food provider to the list of companies willing to spend more to improve workers’ wages. Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in Washington, D.C., the Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced an agreement with Compass Group in which the company would …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending September 25th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Florida and Georgia. FL: GA: Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
NRCS Conservation Stewardship Pgm: 1st Batching Period Near
USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program is quickly nearing it’s first batching period of September 30, 2009. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Citrus Nurseryman Discusses Young Tree Issues
Nate Jameson of Bright Leaf Citrus Nursery tackles young tree topics – including planting, purchasing and tree care – in these reports. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th for Citrus Crop Forecast “Live” coverage. Sponsored on Southeast AgNet by Stallings Crop Insurance: Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, …
Cotton Crop Exceeding Expectations
Chairman of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Louie Perry, says that they are pleasantly surprised with the quality and acreage of the crop this year. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
FL Receives $8 Million in Federal Forestry Grants
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that his department has received $8 million in federal stimulus grants to minimize the state’s wildfire risk and restore longleaf pine ecosystems. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend …
Citrus Agents Set Low Volume Application Meetings
Florida’s multi-county citrus extension agents will conduct seminars on low volume application technology for citrus pests in six locations during October. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff provides the locations and dates in this report. Tune to this Southeast AgNet website at 8;20 a. m. Friday October 9th for Citrus Crop Forecast “Live” coverage. Sponsored on Southeast AgNet by Stallings Crop Insurance: …
Food Safety
Everett Griner explains how this is a tightening for everyone. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
AL Boiled Peanuts Raise Funds & Plains Peanut Festival
At a recent event in Alabama boiled peanuts helped to raise funds for a great cause as Tyron Spearman has the details along with a reminder about a big event coming up this weekend in Plains, Georgia. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role …
Possible Good News for Livestock Sector
While the livestock industry is still expected to be heading for a recovery, it may be a slower one than some previously thought. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025