Last week we told you the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 was introduced in the U.S. House, well now Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts has introduced a similar bill in the U.S. Senate. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
MID FLA Citrus Foundation/Conserv II Field Day May 14, 2009
Here is the program for and directions to the Mid Florida Citrus Foundation / Conserv II Field Day coming up MAY 14, 2009: 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00-9:30 Peach production and tasting -Gary England 9:35-9:55 OHS experiment and Windbreaks -Dr. Bill Castle 10:05-10:25 Psyllid control experimental compounds -Dr. Lukasz Stelinski 10:25-10:45 Psyllid control trials -Dr. Michael Rogers 10:45-11:05 Herbicide research results and …
Statistics from the 2007 Census
There is some interesting numbers from the 2007 Census, and Everett Griner gives them to us and tells us why they are so good for the farmers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
Child Liability Waivers; Broadband Initiatives in FL Session Mix
A couple notes of interest to Florida agriculture out of Tallahassee this week. The Child Liability Waivers bills that Florida Cattlemens’ Association and others have been working on got temporarily postponed in the Senate Judiciary Committee. It’s expected there will be a committee substitute bill from it, which then raises the question as to whether the substitute bill will Sponsored …
White Named as NRCS Chief
WASHINGTON–Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has named Dave White as chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). With approximately 12,000 employees and an annual budget in excess of $3 billion NRCS is the nation’s leading agency in conserving natural resources on private lands. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
Managing Fertilizer Cost
When considering input cost many producers take a second look at their fertilizer expenses and Jimmy Johnson with Agrotain says that they can help make the farmer’s fertilizer go further. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers …
Proline Fungicide Now Registered For Peanuts
Peanut growers plagued with CBR now have a new tool to suppress this disease, as Bayer CropScience has received EPA registration permitting in-furrow applications of Proline® fungicide to peanuts. For more information about Proline® log on to BayerCropScienceUS.com Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Groups React to New Red Meat Study
According to a National Cancer Institute study a link has been found between red and processed meat and an increase in the risk of mortality, something that is being disputed by the American Meat Institute and others. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Cotton More Than Just Clothes
Most consumers only think of cotton as being used for clothing or household goods, but Karen Nikitopoulos, Communications Director for the Georgia Cotton Commission, says that cotton is used much more in our daily lives than we may realize. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Peanut Industry Awaiting Planting Report
We are just a week away from USDA releasing its perspective planting report as it comes out next Tuesday, March 31st, and Tyron Spearman knows many in the peanut industry are anxious to see those numbers. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …