Russia is looking to import quite a bit less U.S. poultry next year to help increase production from their own farmers, while PETA is at it again videoing a turkey facility this time. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
More on Ag Secretary Possibilities
There are still many questions as to who President Elect Obama will choose to be his next Secretary of Agriculture, as Tyron Spearman looks again at some of the names that seem to be floating to the top. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Christmas Trees
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the vass array of options of live Christmas trees for Florida consumers. More information and the locations of Christmas tree farms in Florida can be found on the FDACS web site and on the web site of the Florida Christmas Tree Association. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentWhat …
Hydraulic Deliveries
With many of us looking for deals on this cyber Monday some of our purchases could soon be delivered by hydraulic hybrids. Delivery giant UPS has made the first commercial purchase of the technology that can bring significant reductions in fuel use and pollution. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …
Farm Income Has Record Year
USDA’s farm income and cost report is now out and economist Mitch Morehart says that it has well exceeded 2007. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
John Deere Specialty Tractors
John Deere is really focusing on specialty markets for tractors these days. Starting next week they will be on the road showcasing the products during the Drive Green event which will be held at various locations in Florida. Note, the earlier announcement of Belle Glade as the Dec 5 location has been changed to Okeechobee on that same date. Dec …
New SE AgNet Anchor
Beginning Monday there will be a new voice bringing you the ag news on Southeast Agnet. Julie McPeake has been working for Southeast Agnet since this summer and has already been doing “This Land of Ours” programs and special reports. Starting next week she will take over the news programs. Julie comes to Southeast AgNet after three years as the …
China Conference A Good Prelude for Citrus HLB Conf in Orlando
As the worldwide citrus community gears up for next week’s big global gathering of scientists involved in Huanglongbing (HLB) research, the citrus tree disease also known to many as “citrus greening”, many of the same researchers are recently back from a huge global citrus research conference in China that focused on the entire scope of citrus studies going on around …
Citrus Commissioners Target “Free Riders” for Participation
In this report, comments from Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Ken Keck about recent actions by the Citrus Commission to move the ball forward in terms of dealing with the so-called “free rider” issue where growers of citrus in other states and countries do not participate in funding of research and marketing programs like Florida growers do. Some recent …
A Turkey Nap?
There’s good news for turkey lovers. The age ole myth that the turkey on your thanksgiving plate is what caused your eyes to droop during the football game is turning out to be nothing but a myth. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024