Air Quality Initiative Announced in Four AL Counties

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Alabama’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has announced a new Air Quality Initiative for Alabama under the fiscal year 2009 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle …

USDA Appointments

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been busy filling out the USDA staff with recent appointments including both Burnham John “Bud” Philbrook and Michael Scuse as USDA’s Deputy Under Secretaries for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle …

EARLY WARNING ON EQUINE VACCINATIONS

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Equine, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is sending out an early reminder to horse owners to vaccinate their animals for mosquito-borne diseases, especially in the northern parts of the state which have received significant rain. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and …

Important Tax Issues Abound – At State AND Federal Levels!

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

A great deal of attention has been focused lately on House and Senate versions of a state budget far apart philisophically yet getting closer to Conference Committee anyway. Meanwhile, as Central Floirda Congressman Adam Putnam reminded us recently at Farm Bureau week activities in Tallahassee, there are some critical FEDERAL budget and tax issues presently on the table as well. …

GBB Promoting Beef in Various Ways

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia

Ashley Hughes with the Georgia Beef Board talks about a couple of recent promotions they were involved with using checkoff dollars to spread the word about the health benefits of beef. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research …

AL Beef Training Camps

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle

Ed Whatley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association explains what the beef training camps are all about which they hold each year, possible due to beef checkoff dollars. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …

Buying Points Damaged by Fire & Peanut Leadership Academy

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has infornation about a recent fire destroying property at a buying points and also about another round of growers involved in the peanut leadership academy. Buying Points fire: Leadership Academy: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive …

Greening Trees May Produce Fruit Short Term – But Smaller

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Here is a two part series from AgNet’s Ernie Neff featuring comments from University of Florida horticulturalist Tim Spann, discussing some of the latest being learned about fruit produced by citrus trees that are confirmed to have citrus greening disease, or HLB. Spann works out of UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred. This citrus news post sponsored …

Alternative Crop Considerations Among FL Citrus Growers?

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In this report, AgNet’s Ernie Neff gets with University of Florida economist Fritz Roka for point blank discussion and advice about some basic things Florida citrus growers should consider before getting too deep into planning alternatives for what is presently citrus acreage. Some growers may be anxious to do something with vacant ag land while they await enough new nursery …

2009 Florida Beef Cattle Short Course is April 29-May 1

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida, General, Livestock

The 58th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course will be held April 29th – May 1st at the University Hilton of Florida Conference Center in Gainesville. Pre-registrations need to be in by April 22nd. Click here to see the registration and agenda for the Florida Beef Cattle short course. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary …