Florida Conservation Districts Work With NRCS

Randall Weiseman General, USDA-NRCS

The Association of Florida Conservation Districts met last week in Panama City and Florida Farm Bureau field services assistant director Eva Webb of Palm Beach County is this year’s president of the association. Webb says AFCD works closely in partnership with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida to help producers meet their conservation goals. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides …

US Sugar Breaking Records

Randall Weiseman Sugar, Weather

Just before Fay hit south Florida this week, US Sugar Corp announced they were on track to set new production records by the end of August. Listen to report here: After Tropical Storm Fay hit, US Sugar reported that sugarcane operations were affected with 8-12 inches of rain and hurricane force winds of 80-85 mph. They have standing water and …

Salmonella Jalapeno Problem Continues

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Food and Drug Administration officials say they continue to find produce from Mexico that test positive for different types of salmonella, including the st. paul strain implicated in the outbreak that started at the end of April. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …

Watermelon is Good for You!

Dan Agri View

What is in it and how good is it for you? Everett Griner lets us know and just what you have to do when you eat all of this. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst …

FL Cattle Ranches Wet from Fay

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida

While most of the cattle ranches in Florida which have already experienced Tropical Storm Fay fared fairly well, Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Jim Handley said some are dealing with standing water right now. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For …

Many Citrus Groves Fare Well from Fay but Some Standing in Water

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida

Tropical Storm Fay dropped a lot of water across much of the citrus growing areas. Ron Hamel with the Gulf Citrus Growers Association talks about what some growers in that area are dealing with right now. And while Barbara Carlton with the Peace River Valley Citrus Growers said they did get rain, what was received was much needed. Sponsored ContentFCEB …

Farm Bill Taking Shape

Randall Weiseman General

Tyron Spearman has an update on where things stand with the implementation of the new farm bill. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Meat Production to Cutback

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

The latest projections has meat production numbers cutting back over the next year. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

CITRUS EXPO 2008 SEMINARS ONLY REPLACEMENT DAY 9-4

Gary Cooper Citrus, Citrus Expo News, General

Since the forced cancellation of Citrus Expo this week due to official storm warnings and related factors, Citrus Expo has been working hard to research and secure some way of providing the important research updates and other materials readied for presentation to the grower and industry community. The Citrus Expo Seminars Day in this post will combine both days of …

Fay Drenches Florida Citrus Industry

Gary Cooper General

For Immediate Release: From Florida Citrus Mutual LAKELAND, Fla. (August 20, 2008) – Tropical Storm Fay moved across the state Tuesday and Wednesday drenching the Florida citrus industry and sparing it of significant damage. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As …