GJCA Field Day is July 16th

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Georgia

The Georgia Junior Cattlemen’s Association will hold their annual Field Day event on July 16th, and GCA’s Julie Sims reminds all juniors it’s not too late to signup for it.  Report (1:00 mp3) 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 …

FL Cattlemen Looking Ahead at Legislators

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida

The Florida Cattlemen’s Association is already looking ahead to legislative sessions in years to come, as Sam Ard said due to term limits, many new faces will be seen over the next few years.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober …

Salmonella Traceback Continues

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its traceback to determine the source of the salmonella outbreak, looking into other possible contamination sources besides tomatoes, especially those contained in fresh salsa. Report(1:00 mp3) 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 …

Cotton Grower Satisfied With New Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Most producers are still trying to figure out exactly what is included in the new 2008 Farm Bill. Cotton grower Ronnie Lee of Broadwood, who attended one of the recent Farm Bill meetings sponsored by the National Cotton Council and the Georgia Cotton Commission, says he thinks it was as good a bill as could be expected. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored …

Alabama Forest Health Initiative

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, USDA-NRCS

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is continuing its forest health initiative for a second year. Report (1:30 mp3) 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 Mill Creek Project

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

A recently completed project in Mill Creek at the Eglin Air Force Base Golf Course helped to restore habitat for an endangered species, according to Travis Davis with Three Rivers RC&D who explains the project here to Congressman Jeff Miller. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding …

Commissioner’s Spotlight on Firewise

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about protecting your home from woodland fires by being “Firewise.” For more home fire safety tips from the Florida Division of Forestry, click on “Firewise.” To read an article about how landscaping can be used to protect your home while making it more beautiful, click on “Firewise Landscaping.” Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …

USDA Expands Citrus Greening Quarantine to Portions of LA

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2008–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a federal order that adds portions of Louisiana to the list of states and territories quarantined due to the presence of citrus greening, also known as huanglongbing (HLB) and Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), an insect that serves as a vector for the disease’s …

Crop Loan Rates in New Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans

Tyron Spearman runs through the crop loan rates as set in the new farm bill.  Report (1:20 mp3) 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

Citrus Greening Research Report: Calvin Arnold USDA/ARS Lab

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In these reports, more comments from Dr. Calvin Arnold about some of the research going on into citrus greening disease, or HLB. In one of these reports Arnold discusses an interesting example involving acoustics and citrus psyllid mating. Report (1:30 mp3) Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring …