Obama and Agriculture

Randall Weiseman General

How will agriculture fare under an Obama presidency? In an interview during the campaign with a farm broadcaster, Obama talked about his agricultural policies. Here are two reports: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober …

American Farmer Book Features Floridians

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

A new book called “American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country” features a collection of images by Paul Mobley, an independent professional photographer. Mobley visited parts of Florida last year to take photographs of several Sunshine State farmers and ranchers. The book retails for $50 but Florida Farm Bureau members may purchase the book at a 10 percent discount. A …

Precision Focus at Cotton Seminar

Randall Weiseman Cotton

Precision cotton farming will be a focus of the upcoming Cotton Incorporated crop management seminar and workshops being held in Tunica Mississippi on November 11-13, according to Director of Agricultural Research Ed Barnes. Find out more here on the Cotton Incorporated website. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for …

How Elections Affected Agriculture

Randall Weiseman General, Peanuts

Now that Barrack Obama has been elected as the next President of the United States, many are wondering who he will choose as his Ag Secretary, so Tyron Spearman has a look at the list of names currently being discussed along with how some legislators in ag positions fared in Tuesday’s election. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle …

GA Producers Work with Beef Checkoff

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia

Harvey Lemmon of Woodbury, Georgia is a cattle producer and Chairman of the Georgia Beef Board and wants other cattlemen across the state to know they are doing the best with what few beef chekckoff dollars that are available to promote their product. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of …

AL Beef Month Wraps Up

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle

October Beef Month in Alabama has wrapped up but Ed Whatley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association said it was another great event. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

Checkoff Educates Health Professionals

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida

The Florida Beef Council on a state basis and the national beef checkoff is working to educate health professionals, mainly registered dietitians, about the common misconceptions about protein intake. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied …

JBS Earnings Up

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork

JBS-Swift & Company is reporting a giant boost in earnings during the company’s fiscal third quarter. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

“Free Rider” Fix for Citrus Research and Marketing in the Works

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

In this report, comments from Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton about progress being made toward finding a fix for the so-called “free rider” issue. He says Florida citrus growers want something done so imported orange juice helps pay for marketing and research efforts presently paid for solely by Florida growers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Abandoned Citrus Groves Hotbeds for Pests & Crop Diseases

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In this report, comments from Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks about the abandoned groves issue. Florida Citrus Mutual’s board of directors has been discussing what can be done on the matter and Mutual staff has been discussing with the Florida Dept of Agriculture possible options toward toward encouraging owners of these properties to clean up their act. Sponsored ContentCIR …