After six years, the country of origin labeling initiative that was part of the 2002 Farm Bill finally goes into effect today. Under Secretary of Agriculture Bruce Knight says it will be at least another six months before the law is enforced. Knight says they worked hard to make sure the law took concerns of all stakeholders into account. Sponsored …
Cotton Concerns About Farm Bill Implementation
Implementation of the 2008 Farm Bill continues and there are still some issues that concern the cotton industry according to Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission. The National Cotton Council reports that a bipartisan group of Cotton Belt Senators and House members, led by Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Representatives Etheridge (D-NC) and Emerson (R-MO), has written Secretary of …
Won’t Be Easy…Won’t Be Quick
What is this? Well, Everett Griner tells us. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Peanut Harvest Update
Tyron Spearman updates where things stand at this time with the peanut harvest. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
First Mini-Greening Summit Mtg Further Updates Growers
Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff attended the first of another series of HLB updates and offers this report. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, …
ACA Offering Reward after Cattle Thefts
Due to a recent number of cattle thefts in the state, Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is reminding everyone about their $1000 reward of thefts of cattle from their members. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, …
GCA Reminds Producers of Cattle Thefts
Farm thefts have become a real problem again across the Southeast, as Jim Collins with the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association says this includes cattle, and thus wants producers to be aware and make sure they are doing the things needed on their operation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida …
FL Ranch Rodeo and Cowboy Heritage Festival
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association invites everyone to this weekend’s Ranch Rodeo Finals and Cowboy Heritage Festival in Kissimmee. It starts Friday night and runs all day Saturday October 3rd and 4th. To learn more or to get rodeo tickets click Here Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator …
Test for Presence of Citrus Greening Explained
Researchers continue to look for new and better ways to detect and confirm the presence of citrus greening. Meanwhile, a process known as the “PCR Test” is recognized as the best available method so far, albeit not 100 percent reliable as yet according to the research community. In this report, horticulturist Dr Tim Spann at University of Florida’s Citrus Research …
Ag and the Financial Crisis
As congress works on a financial bailout that lawmakers say is necessary to help all Americans, farmers and ranchers and the agricultural credit system overall are in better shape than most. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture …