At the annual Georgia Agriculture Awareness day event held in Atlanta Tuesday, Governor Sonny Perdue awarded the 2009 Governor’s Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Award to Terry Chandler with Stillwater Farms in Madison County. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …
National FFA Organization Names Bill Fleet Acting COO
INDIANAPOLIS – The National FFA Organization announced today that Bill Fleet of Lititz, Pa., will become acting chief operating officer effective April 1, 2009. National FFA Advisor and CEO Larry D. Case, Ed.D., shared the news with agricultural education state leaders and National FFA staff, saying, “Bill Fleet brings to FFA a wealth of experience in the agriculture industry and …
Direct Payment Caps
The recent discussions regarding Direct Payment Caps to farmers has many producers concerned, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the cuts need to be made somewhere in order reach the goals of the administration while still controlling the current deficit. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
The Problem
Is there a problem with wilds hogs? Everett Griner tells us today just what is being done about them. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, …
Laura Linback wins $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix
Laura Linback certainly picked the right time to win her first Grand Prix of the 2009 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit when she rode Woodrun’s As Di Villagana to the blue in the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group to finish the circuit at HITS Post Time Farm, in Ocala, Florida. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
AL Reminds Producers about GRP Signup
GRP, or the Grassland Reserve Program, is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance grasslands on their property. Eddie Jolley, Conservation Agronomist with Alabama’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, said they are offering the program for two areas of the state. Go to the Alabama NRCS website to learn more about GRP Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
FL Receives $900,000 to Assist in Wildfire Prevention
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson announced today that his department has been awarded $900,000 under the federal stimulus plan to conduct wildfire prevention efforts, as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in an exclusive interview with Southeast AgNet, said this funding is an example of the President’s Recovery and Reinvestment Act putting people back to work. Sponsored …
GA Paint Horse Stallion Confirmed with CEM
Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin reports that lab tests have confirmed a Georgia paint horse is infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious, but treatable, venereal disease of horses. For more information on CEM click Here Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands …
New Under Secretary Nomination & APC Staff Praised
Today Tyron Spearman has information about a nomination to an Under-secretary position and also talks about what the American Peanut Council has been doing in the wake of the salmonella issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Beef …
FL Farm Bureau Members Converge on Tallahassee
Even the dinner placemat was informative at Florida Farm Bureau’s (FFB) legislative briefing Monday night in Tallahassee. FFB members from all over Florida are in the state Capitol this week to discuss agriculture concerns and initiatives. In this report, hear FFB President John Hoblick explain why lawmakers should not do anything to hurt agriculture’s ability to keep the state’s economy …