Here is a series of four reports featuring entomologist Dr Michael Rogers at University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred. In these reports, Rogers discusses valuable aspects of ongoing citrus greening research and what is being learned along the way from things like cooperative aereal spraying among neighboring growers to help suppress citrus psyllid populations. Report …
Animal ID Making Progress
Premise registration is the first step in the overall animal identification process, and while more needs to be done, USDA Under Secretary Bruce Knight says progress is being made in that area.  Report (1:00 mp3) To learn more about Animal ID click Here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
A Growing Market
Factories are humming turning out new technology and Everett Griner tells us what this is and where it is helping give jobs.  Report (1:00 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
More Citrus Psyllid Greening Research Reports
Here is a series of four reports featuring plant pathologist Dr. Ron Brlansky at University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred discussing recent findings of some citrus psyllid research and other projects underway. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
New State Conservationist for Florida
A new state conservationist has been named for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, effective March 31. He is Carlos Suarez, currently Deputy State Conservationist for California. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Beginning Farmer Act
New legislation called the “Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act” would eliminate capital gains tax when property is sold to new farmers and cut it in half for transfers of land between farmers. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Ag Exports Up
Agricultural products totaled nearly 90 billion dollars in 2007 – up 27 percent from 2006, and Alabama agricultural commissioner Ron Sparks has been doing his part to keep those exports growing. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Georgia Farm Bureau Members Visit Capitol
Some 500 Georgia Farm Bureau members visited the state capitol last week with their president Zippy Duvall, who says that water issues continue to be front and center for agriculture and everyone else in the state. Report (1:00 mp3 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
No BSE in U.S. Cattle
USDA has been investigating a company in California ever since a video was released showing inhumane treatment non-ambulatory cattle. Through all this some even wondered if BSE might be involved but USDA basically said no.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Farm Bill Saga Continues
Lots of talking but no progress yet on the Farm Bill standoff. The House last week proposed farm bill funding at $6 billion dollars above baseline with cuts for everyone and the White House liked it. On Friday, the Senate came up with a funding level of more than $12 billion above baseline which the administration disapproves of. Report (1:00 …