Congressman Adam Putnam of Florida this week introduced legislation to modernize America’s food safety network. The Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act, or “Safe FEAST Act,†would establish new food safety requirements for domestically produced and imported food to identify and prevent potential sources of food-borne illness. Read more here. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides …
Preserving Cultural Resources
Preservation of natural resources includes preserving historic cultural resources as well according to Teresa Paglione, cultural resources specialist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Report (1:00 mp3) 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, …
Beef Board to Answer Checkoff Questions
Officers with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board will be on RFD-TV this coming Monday, April 28th to answer producer questions about the beef checkoff. The hour-long program starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern/7:00 p.m. Central time. Report (:30 mp3) To learn more log on to www.beefboard.org Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …
USDA asked to Help Pork Industry
Many hog producers are seeing tough times right now due to a variety of reasons and because of this, USDA has been requested to help with some pork purchases. Report (:30 mp3) 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, …
No Non-ambulatory Livestock in Food Chain
A petition has been filed with USDA requesting they amend the rules so non-ambulatory animals are not allowed in the meat supply. Report (:45 mp3) 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
The EU and the Synthetic Fuels Dilemma
Is this affecting the entire world? Everett Griner tells us and why.  Report (1:00 mp3) 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
FL Citrus Mutual Meets with Indian River Growers
In this report, Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports from this week’s Florida Citrus Mutual area meeting in Vero Beach. Report (1:00 mp3) 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
Farm Bill Deadline Nearing as Differences Continue
With the farm bill deadline nearing again, there are still differences in our nation’s capitol as to where things stand and what should be done. Report 1 (1:00 mp3)  Report 2 (:45 mp3) 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 …
Peanut Posted Price Rises Again
Tyron Spearman has the latest peanut posted price saying it rose again this week. Report (:15 mp3) 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
Farm Bill Update
Time really is running on Congress to come up with a new farm bill by the end of the week. President Bush is now calling for a one year extension of the current bill but negotiators are reluctant. Report(1:00 mp3) Read the President’s statement here. Read conference committee chairman Tom Harkin’s response here. Harkin says they did make progress Tuesday …