As Chair of the Natural Resources Appropriations Committee in the Florida House of Representatives this year, Rep. Ralph Poppell says he expects some healthy discussion as more budget cuts are debated. He urges agriculture producers to take time to participate in the process this year in particular, saying lawmakers need direct input to keep things properly focused with the grass …
FL Cattlemen Excited about FRESP
In one Florida county, an effort has been underway called the Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project (FRESP), which is the result of a nationally-funded NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant that was awarded to the World Wildlife Fund. In Okeechobee County, the FRESP project is a partnership between ranchers addressing water quality concerns on grazing lands in the northern Everglades, something that …
GA Beef at ProStart
Georgia Beef Board’s Ashley Hughes says they will be participating in Pro-Start this Friday, which is a career-building program for high school students. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune …
Comment Period Extended/Peanut Posted Price/NASS Surveys
USDA has extended the comment period concerning payment limitations, as Tyron Spearman looks at that and also has the latest peanut posted price which dropped again, along with information about a couple of NASS surveys which are underway that could affect producers across the Southeast. Payment Limitations: Peanut Posted Price: NASS Surveys: USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
ACA Convention Speaker Lineup
Shaping the future in difficult times is the theme for the 66th annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show which runs this coming Friday & Saturday in Montgomery. ACA’s Dr. Billy Powell runs through their list of top notch speakers that will discuss just that. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …
HITS Wrap up of week 1 Ocala
OCALA, FL (February 10, 2009)-With four Grand Prix classes on the books at HITS Ocala, the race for the Catena Leading Lady Grand Prix Rider Award is heating up. Maryland ‘s Tracy Magness used a first-place finish in Thursday’s $25,000 HITS Grand Prix and a red-ribbon effort in Sunday’s $50,000 EMO Grand Prix to become the early favorite. Magness may …
USDA: More Freeze Follow Up on Florida Citrus Crop
It’s important most of the time to hold off on any early predictions of damage from freeze events in Florida citrus country. Crop statistics folks have had more time to assess cold impact on citrus from recent freezes. Hear more about it in this story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
The New Presidency
Will the new president find something like Presidents in the past have? Everett Griner has some speculation on this. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Debarment Process Explained
Peanut processor Peanut Corporation of America in Blakely, Georgia has been suspended from doing business with the U.S. government due to the recent salmonella outbreak. David Shipman, Associate Administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, explains the suspension and debarment process, as Tyron Spearman has the story…. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
Precision Farming Incentive Batching Period Set for Friday
Alabama’s Natural Resource and Conservation Service has announced the batching period for the Precision Farming Incentive for this Friday, February 13. Resource Conservationist John Curtis says the incentive program is designed to assist farmers in updating their equipment one step at a time. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …