The Georgia Watermelon Association is pleased to announce that Lindsey Marie Mann of Bogart, GA,, was crowned the 2009 Georgia Watermelon Queen during their annual meeting at Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club in Cordele, GA. As the 2009 Georgia Watermelon Queen, Mann will represent Georgia’s watermelon industry and Association in over 50 promotions in supermarkets, fairs and festivals during …
New Web Page Shows Which FL Products Are In Season
TALLAHASSEE (FDACS)– More and more consumers are discovering the benefits of eating fresh fruits, vegetables and seafood at the peak of their harvest season. After all, in-season products are fresher and tastier, they provide optimal nutritional value, they encourage a diverse diet in harmony with nature’s production cycle, and are often more economical. A new web page launched by the …
What Are We Faced With
Just what are we faced with due to the energy problem? Everett Griner takes a look at this and gives us his take. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Huge Turnout for 2009 FL Ag Hall of Fame Banquet at State Fair
As you’ll hear in this report by Erin Best, this week’s Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame Banquet at the Florida State Fair was a HUGE success. A record crowd of agriculture producers and ag industry leaders joined Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson for fellowship and dinner to honor four more deserved inductees into this prestigious group of industry leaders. This …
Commissioner Sees Potential in Cellulosic Energy
Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson says that with one Cellulosic Ethanol Plant already designed for the west coast of Florida and others in discovery phases, the potential benefits go beyond the environment and expand to agri-business and the state as a whole. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Weed Resistance Requires Several Modes of Action
Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth has become a big problem for the Southeast and Chuck Foresman, Technical Brand Manager with Syngenta, says that it’s important to attack the pest with several modes of action. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Way Through Cotton Production Meetings
The University of Georgia and the Georgia Cotton Commission are about mid-way through their 2009 Cotton Production Meetings. The meetings give producers a chance to see the results of recent work and research. Click here for the complete schedule of meetings. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Using Genetic Modification for Medicine
Patients who suffer from a hereditary deficiency that puts them at high risk during surgeries and childbirth, will benefit from a drug that will be made in goats genetically modified to secrete the needed compound in their milk. The drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be used to untangle blood clots in patients who lack sufficient quantities …
FL Legislative Session Needs Input / FL Farm Bureau Day March 17
As Chair of the Natural Resources Appropriations Committee in the Florida House of Representatives this year, Rep. Ralph Poppell says he expects some healthy discussion as more budget cuts are debated. He urges agriculture producers to take time to participate in the process this year in particular, saying lawmakers need direct input to keep things properly focused with the grass …
FL Cattlemen Excited about FRESP
In one Florida county, an effort has been underway called the Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project (FRESP), which is the result of a nationally-funded NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant that was awarded to the World Wildlife Fund. In Okeechobee County, the FRESP project is a partnership between ranchers addressing water quality concerns on grazing lands in the northern Everglades, something that …