As the Florida Legislature continues their brief Easter Break, we continue to catch up on some pressing issues that are facing them with Florida Farm Bureau’s Director of State Legislative Affairs Ben Parks. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Congratulations East Ridge High School Land Judging Team
Lake Soil & Water Conservation District congratulates students for winning state land-judging competition TAVARES — The Lake Soil and Water Conservation District congratulates Clermont Middle and East Ridge High students who won the State Land Judging Contest for Future Farmers of America in Alachua County on March 27. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …
The Truth About Easter Lilies
We turn our attention to Easter and the Easter lily that has become the traditional flower of the holiday. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United 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 …
USDA Reports Slight Reduction in Florida Orange Crop Estimate
This month’s update on the citrus crop comes to us from Florida Citrus Mutual: Stallings Crop Insurance sponsors this news report: LAKELAND, Fla. (April 9, 2009) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released its April orange crop forecast for the 2008-2009 season slightly reducing the total orange estimate by 400,000 boxes to 157.6 million boxes. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
FL Farm Bureau’s “Ag Watch” Tallahassee Report April 8, 2009
Here’s this week’s 4-08-09 edition of Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Watch (pdf file) from the FFB Legislative office in Tallahassee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United 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 …
Florida’s Tight Budget Puts Lawmakers Into “Grinch” Position
It is no secret the poor economy and its related impacts on the state budget has all kinds of industries and programs running for cover. Recently speaking with House Natural Resources Appropriations Committee Chairman about the situation and his last couple years in office until he term limits out, he says it has lawmakers in the position of being the …
Fish and Wildlife Service conducts review of 13 Florida species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to conduct 5-year status reviews of 13 endangered species occurring in Florida all of which are plants. This notice covers the following plant species federally listed as endangered: Brooksville bellflower, fragrant prickly-apple, pygmy fringe-tree, snakeroot, Cooley’s water-willow, scrub blazingstar, Britton’s beargrass, Key tree-cactus, Lewton’s polygala, wireweed, sandlace, Chapman’s rhododendron, and Florida torreya. Sponsored …
Do We Need More Effort?
Food safety. Can it be improved? Everett Griner has some insight to this. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United 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, 2026
Peanut Referendum Endorsed, Peanut Posted Price, & Carver Award
Those in the peanut industry in Texas have endorsed the national peanut referendum which is currently underway, as Tyron Spearman has that story along with this week’s peanut posted price and information about the Dr. George Washington Carver Award which is looking for applications once again from graduate students. Referendum: Posted Price: Carver Award: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Puckett Named AL State Conservationist
Auburn, Ala. – Dr. William E. Puckett has been named the State Conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. He succeeds Gary Kobylski who retired April 3. As a career conservationist, Dr. Puckett has extensive experience working with NRCS at the local, state, regional, and national levels. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief for Science and Technology …