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 Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research …

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 Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …

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 Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into …

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 Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded …

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 …

FL Farm Bureau Expands Opposition to SFWMD U S Sugar Buyout

CLICK HERE for the latest update from Florida Farm Bureau’s (FFB) Charles Shinn regarding Farm Bureau’s opposition to the buyout of U S Sugar lands by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of …

What’s New?

What is new in synthetic fuel? Everett Griner tells us about it. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026