A recent gathering of citrus growers in Florida’s heartland region focused on greening management and sharing of ideas between the growers in attendance. After the discussion, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff caught up with Vice President of Grove Operations for Southern Gardens Citrus, Jim Snively (photo left), to discuss their greening management plan and Snively’s view of the future of Florida …
Update on Changes to Beef Checkoff
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board has been busy talking with a variety of producers and industry representatives this summer about possible changes to the beef checkoff, and CBB CEO Tom Ramey gives us an update on where that process currently stands. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …
Peanut Production Expected to be Up
Overall, the latest forecast from USDA is for peanut production to be up this year and that includes higher numbers here in the southeast. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
Slight Change in U.S. Cotton Crop Forecast
The September forecast for the U.S. cotton crop has been released by USDA, as Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. says there is a slight change from last month’s report. USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle …
Group Protecting Livestock Producers
For livestock producers, there is a group watching your back in Washington D.C. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
Another Bad Year
Just what is this a bad year for? Everett Griner talks about it today and lets us know. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
Peanut Researcher Pleased with Crop
A peanut/cotton field day was held yesterday near Tifton, Georgia and UGA’s John Beasley said he felt good about the peanut crop as harvest gets underway. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
Florida Citrus Mutual: Gov’t Purchase Can Reduce OJ Inventory
Florida Citrus Mutual’s Board of Directors, among other actions this week, has directed staff to pursue efforts toward more government purchases of orange juice to reduce high inventories in the pipeline as we go into the harvest season. Mutual’s CEO Mike Sparks comments in detail in these two reports. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef …
Scouting Groves Not An Option, It Is A Must
One of the pointed messages from the recently rescheduled Citrus Expo Seminars at Lake Alfred was delivered by Jamie Yates, who coordinates the canker and greening extension education program for UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center. One of the first speakers on the program, and also a key player in helping AgNet put the rescheduled seminar programs together at Lake …
For Citrus Psyllid Control, Temperature Matters
In this report, a research update about citrus psyllid control. Entomologist Lukasz Stelinski at UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred discussed the topic at the recently re-scheduled Citrus Expo Seminars, telling growers that temperature matters when applying different types of products to control citrus psyllid populations. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef …