The Florida Beef Council is just one of the many groups in the industry who will offer suggestions to help make improvements to the beef checkoff. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
GA Beef at Ag Days
Julie McPeake with the Georgia Beef Board updates how beef has been one of the topics discussed at the various Ag Day events which have taken place across the state the past few weeks. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
U.S. Pork and Beef Exports Continue Expansion
When it comes to exports of U.S. beef & pork, the first quarter numbers for this year look good. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
The Neverending Farm Bill Saga
A clerical error means that the Farm Bill conference report is going back to Congress and will have to go through the whole process again after the Memorial Day holiday. The president vetoed the bill Wednesday, the House overrode the veto, but since the bill was somehow missing the trade title, the whole process must be redone, starting with Congress …
Lee V. McCoy 1947-2008: “RealMcCoy” Will Be Sorely Missed
It is with great sadness and tremendously heavy hearts we report of the passing of Lee V. McCoy, known to many of his legions of friends and colleagues as the “RealMcCoy”. Lee lost his battle with cancer early morning Thursday May 22 in a Georgia hospital, admitted the Monday before in a bout with pneumonia. Please find details regarding Lee’s …
Holding the Sticky End of the Trade Stick
Duty free and tariffs is the topic of Everett Grinner’s talk today. Where do Americans stand? Everett lets us know.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
House Overrides Presidential Veto
The House this afternoon voted 316-108 to override the president’s veto of the bill and the Senate is expected to follow suit tomorrow. The Senate originally passed the bill by an overwhelming margin of 81 to 15. President Bush did veto the farm bill approved by Congress last week, but after an hour of debate, House members voted to override that veto. Senate Majority …
FDOC R-O-I Report; Budget Ideas Include More $ For Research
Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports from this week’s Florida Citrus Commission meeting. In the first report, Florida Department of Citrus budget proposals include up to $20 million to support greening and canker research. In the second, details about a study indicating FDOC advertising gives citrus growers a 300 percent return on investment. Report (1:15 mp3) Report (1:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat …
President Vetoes Farm Bill
We all knew it was coming, but today President Bush officially vetoed the 2007 Farm Bill, and Tyron Spearman updates where things now stand with the overall process. Report (1:25 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024