USDA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grants

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle …

Preserving Produce

Preserving your produce can be a inexpensive and simple way to have healthy snacks on hand. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage …

Ag Appropriations Approved

Today Tyron Spearman has information about the recently approved ag appropriations bill. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026

Corn Usage for Feed and Residual is Up

There are significant changes to this year’s corn crop production and thus projections for corn feed and residual are up. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

More Beef to Taiwan Possible

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through …

Citrus Scientist Shares Psyllid/HLB Disease Findings

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 …

Pumpkin Season

Pumpkins define a season, and that season is upon us. Everett Griner has some questions about it. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For …

GA Starting to Receive CRP Payments

ATHENS, GEORGIA – Hobby Stripling, State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Georgia, recently announced that USDA has begun issuing $14,559,623 in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments to eligible producers in Georgia. More than $1.7 billion in CRP payments are being made on 31 million acres across the country. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers …

Sunbelt Expo is Next Week

The Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition is coming up next week and Tyron Spearman talks about some of the events scheduled to take place. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle …

Oyster Pathogen Test May Help Make Shellfish Safer

Florida’s $14 million oyster industry may get a boost with a new quick and inexpensive diagnostic test to weed out pathogen-loaded oysters that are often found off the gulf in warmer months. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts …