What Drought?

Southeast floods………..15 inches! Everett Griner tells us just how it affected planting. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, …

Pigweed Still Poses Issues for Cotton Belt

UGA Extension Agronomist Dr. Stanley Culpepper acknowledges that Palmer Amaranth is still a major issue in some areas of the cotton belt. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, …

Southeastern Agriculture Works Together

While in Washington DC last week, the Southeast AgNet team had an opportunity to visit with Senator Saxby Chambliss about how representatives from all regions of agriculture come together to tackle the unique challenges Southeastern Agriculture faces. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …

Soybeans Making Strides in the Southeast

The United Soybean Board has been working on ways to improve productivity of soybeans in the south. Rick Stern, Production Committee Chairman says that they have recently completed the mapping of the soybean genome and developed a drought tolerant line. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …

Keeping Critters Out

Those who have a home garden know that the critters often get more of the goods than they do. The question is what can you do about it? Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources …

Food Safety Issues Important to Citrus & Mechanical Harvesting

Some food industries have again recently proven no food industry is immune to food safety scares of huge proportions. University of Florida researcher Michelle Danyluk recently spoke about food safety and mechanical harvesting at a recent gathering of citrus growers. Hear her comments in this report. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …

FL Farm Bureau: Estate Tax Harmful to Family Farms & Consumers

Thought we’d share an open letter to the news media from Florida Farm Bureau President John Hoblick: Like most Americans, family farmers and ranchers are affected by the current economic situation facing our nation. Unfortunately, farmers and ranchers face an added economic hardship: the federal estate taxes that come due when a family member dies. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Citrus Mutual Holds Member Grower Meetings Around Florida

In this series of reports, AgNet’s Ernie Neff (photo left) reports on some of the issues being discussed at a series of Florida Citrus Mutual member meetings presently underway around Florida. The first two are overviews, the second two reports feature Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks (photo right). Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …

Citrus Abscission Chemical Moving Toward Approval Process

In these two reports, AgroSource Executive Taw Richardson discusses the timetable for abscission products to become available, that should greatly help the mechanical harvesting process for Florida fruit. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources …

GA Governor Signs Landowner Protection Act

Last Friday Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law House Bill 529 which limits liability concerns for landowners who open their property to hunters and agri-tourists, along with ensuring that no local government can adopt any regulation of crop management or animal husbandry practices. Something that pleases Georgia Cattlemen’s Association President Bill Nutt. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …