In two seperate events held Thursday, both the Florida Peanut Producers Association and Alabama Peanut Producers Association donated pallets of peanut butter to the Bay Area Food Bank which serves a 24-county area across Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. Pictured is the event held in Milton, Florida as David Reaney with the Bay Area Food Bank accepts the donation from Ken …
2010 Deadline for Specialty Crop Program
The 2010 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crop Program deadline is May 29. More information on the task program which helps open, retain and expand markets for US specialty crops can be found online . 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 …
NCBA Concerned about Mandatory Animal ID
As the listening sessions concerning the National Animal Identification System continue, many have let it be known they do not support a mandatory system, and that includes the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association according to Colin Woodall, their Executive Director of Legislative Affairs. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Chambliss Speaks on Georgia Agriculture
Southeast AgNet recently had the opportunity to speak with Senator Saxby Chambliss who had this message for Georgia producers. 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 …
Broadband Strategy Revealed
The FCC and USDA released a report to Congress laying out broadband strategies for rural America which identifies common problems affecting rural broadband. 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 …
HR 2454 Has No Ag Benefits
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, or HR 2454, passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee late last week. And National Affairs Coordinator for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation Adam Basford says that bill currently lacks any benefits for agriculture. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Prevention Now Can Save Cotton Producers in the Long Run
With Herbicide resistance increasing in severity across the cotton belt, Dr. Stanley Culpepper, Extension Weed Specialist for the University of Georgia, says using a preventative program now can save you in the long run. 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 …
Looking for a Disaster Declaration
We remind growers that Governor Crist declared a state of emergency late last week for Brevard, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Lake, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia counties. This enables farmers to quickly harvest and transport their crops to help mitigate further losses from the recent rain fall. The Commissioner of Agriculture’s office is hoping to have a disaster …
Toughest Job
The other side of agriculture. You might be a part of it and not even know it. Everett Griner tells us just what this is. 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 …
Fresh Fruit: A Season Summary and Historical Perspective
Almost 10 percent of Florida’s total citrus crop is shipped as fresh fruit from Florida packinghouses each year. In the first two of the accompanying reports, Citrus Administrative Committee Manager Duke Chadwell summarizes fresh fruit shipments during the 2008-09 season. In the other reports, he discusses how the fresh fruit industry has shrunk in a decade, why the season starts …