As announced this week at the Cattle Industry Summer meeting, the 2009 Environmental Stewardship Award honoree representing our area in Region II is Greenview Farms located in southwest Georgia. To learn more about the Environmental Stewardship Award visit environmentalstewardship.org. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …
Congressional Hearings Underway re Food Safety Overhaul
Farmers, Administration officials and Congressional leaders get deeper into proposals to overhaul the food safety system. Hear more in this report. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Livestock Industry Concerns of Food Safety Act
Representatives of various livestock groups have joined together to voice their concern over the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds …
“Resistant” Citrus Trees?: Southern Gardens Citrus Exec Hopeful
In these recent Southeast AgNet reports, Southern Gardens Citrus President Rick Kress talks about the ‘resistant tree’ research his company has been collaborating on for several years. Recently a few experimental trees went into the ground in Southern Gardens citrus groves to see, as Kress puts it, “what Mother Nature does to them.” Report sponsor:Coverage with Less Metallic Copper per …
Florida 4-H 18th Annual Golf Classic Saturday Sept. 26, 2009
The annual Florida 4-H Golf Classic is an important part of how the 4-H program sustains itself to keep training youth to be leaders of tomorrow. This year the event will be held in Avon Park at the Highlands Ridge North golf course. CLICK HERE to go to the Florida 4-H website where you can find more information on signing …
4-H Flag Heads Into Space Aboard Shuttle Endeavor
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2009 (USDA News Release) – The National 4-H flag was carried into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour yesterday as part of the STS-127 mission. The flag, featuring the familiar 4-H clover, was originally scheduled to head into space earlier this year, but was delayed a record five times before finally lifting off this week. FOR INFO …
Kill Him!
There is an unnecessary fear of snakes, and today Everett Griner tells us what this is. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and …
Unusual Year Brings Variety of Insect Concerns
This year’s diverse cotton crop currently has growers dealing with a variety of emergence and Philip Roberts Extension Entomologist with the University of Georgia, says that can also mean a variety of insect issues. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps …
Alabama Pest Trap Network
A new pest trap monitoring network through Auburn University has been instituted with a goal of keeping Alabama field crop and vegetable growers informed about changing pest populations. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of …
Potato Farmers Continue to See High Prices
As some commodities suffer from the current recession, Agriculture Department Economist Rachael Dettman, says that a certain specialty crop seems to be doing quite well. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, …