“Hail to the KING!” Kyle King is victorious in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit… OCALA, FL (January 19, 2009)—The 2009 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit started off with a bang for Kyle King. The Ocala resident posted the fastest double-clear round aboard Paola to secure the top prize in Sunday’s $25,000 HITS Grand Prix to …
How Much Will 14 Billion Dollars Buy?
Today Everett Griner tells us where this 14 billion dollar figure comes from and why. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That …
HITS Horse Show In Ocala FL Now Underway
For the next several weeks this major horse show will be taking place in Ocala and we plan to check in on its progress from time to time, particularly since it is so close to our AgNet offices here in the Ocala area. Here is the first release about the Horses In The Sun program that kicked off last week: …
SHOT Show Signals Positive Start for Firearms Industry in 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (January 19, 2009) — Buyers, exhibitors and media from around the globe flocked to Orlando for the shooting, hunting and outdoor industry’s largest trade show, the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show. Though many trade shows have seen a decline in attendance, SHOT Show attendance remained strong this year, rising 3 percent when compared to its last visit …
Citrus Research Planners Cautioned…Cautious with Funding
About 80 citrus research projects recently recommended for funding by the National Academy of Sciences are in the process of getting funded while citrus growers and leaders keep considering others. Meanwhile, UF Citrus Research and Education Center (UF/CREC) Director Dr Harold Browning (photo left) offers caution about the need for timeliness and continuity for some projects, while Box Tax Committee …
NPB on Salmonella Issue
The peanut industry is concerned about the current salmonella issue with peanut butter, as President and Managing Director National Peanut Board Marie Fenn, said they are monitoring all information closely. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Beef Producers Invited to Convention
Cattle and beef producers are invited to observe and report on the decision-making process for the beef checkoff at the upcoming 2009 Cattle Industry Convention in Phoenix, Ariz. January 28-31. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Vilsack Urged to Support Wildlife Services
The Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association have sent a letter to President Elect Obama’s Agriculture Secretary nominee, Governor Tom Vilsack, expressing support for Wildlife Services. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …
Testing for New Cotton Varieties
With many cotton growers experiencing anxiety as Delta Pine 555 is phased out, Keylon Gholston cotton product manager for Delta and Pine Land says they have created a new type of testing for the southeast in order to ease some of those fears. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between …
More Citrus Research Projects Being Considered
Growers and industry leaders involved in helping guide citrus research funding decisions met again in recent days to ponder dozens of research projects that were not on the list recently recommended for funding by National Academy of Sciences advisors. In the first report below, AgNet’s Ernie Neff offers an overview of what was discussed and decided during the meeting. In …