The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is requesting comments on proposed regulation changes to the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program (TASC). The changes would provide increases for funding caps, project activity duration, and for the allowable number of projects underway at a time. The proposed changes were published in the Federal Register on December 3rd. The Technical Assistance for …
MANA Helping Growers Cut Costs
Current economic conditions are making management and input decisions on the farm tough but according to Brian Ahrens, Northern Regional Manager for MANA, they can help. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …
New On-line Tool for Dairy Producers
A USDA funded project has led to the development of an on-line tool to help dairy producers with cattle reproduction and increased milk production. For a direct link to the new “Virtual Dairy Cattle Encyclopedia of Reproduction” website, click Here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
AL Livestock Market Report
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has this weeks cattle markets numbers from across the state. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida 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, 2026
HLB “Citrus Greening” Research Conference Reports Continue
Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff continues our coverage of this week’s International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (HLB), the disease also known to many as “citrus greening”. If you’re in citrus, it’s worth the couple minutes each to hear these two reports from Ernie mid week from this conference in Orlando. HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Greening/Canker Resistant Trees to Be Field Tested at So Gardens
This release from U S Sugar/Southern Gardens CitrusClewiston, FL, Dec 4, 2008: As part of its proactive program to deal with disease, Southern Gardens Citrus announced its plans to plant and field test canker and greening disease-resistant citrus trees in its groves starting in early 2009. Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease (HLB) is considered to be the most serious disease …
What’s the Rush
With harvest going on and planting season in full steam ahead for 2009, anticipating a bumper crop, Everett Griner gives us some information we might need to think about before going to far. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
John Deere Drive Green Event Underway
John Deere’s program designed to give rural property owners, agricultural producers and other interested consumers a chance to operate and ask questions about the latest models of utility and compact utility tractors is underway across Florida. Their Drive Green Program includes special equipment displays and ride-and-drives at 4 locations across the state this week. One took place in Middleberg Wednesday …
Trees for Troops
The Christmas Spirit Foundation is running Trees for Troops which donates trees for troops and their families, both at home and oversees. Nigel Manly, chair of the foundation explains how consumers can help by donating money online at www.christmasspiritfoundation.org this weekend. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Korea Retailers Selling U.S. Beef
In a break-through, major discount retailers in South Korea announced the resumption in sales of U.S. beef late last week which Philip Seng, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said is an important breakthrough for the U.S. beef industry. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …