Soybean planting is nearly complete here in the southeast and time for growers to start thinking about protecting against soybean rust and getting maximum harvest value. Rick Kraus with Valent USA says one way to do that is with Domark fungicide. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
World Trade Week
President Bush was joined by members of congress and the administration at the White House Friday to celebrate World Trade Week and the importance of exports for American agriculture. Report (1:00 mp3) President Bush talks about how FTA’s with Columbia, South Korea and Panama would help specialty crops. Report 2 (1:00 mp3) President Bush talks about how FTAs with Columbia, …
Hairy Vetch Benefits Tomatoes
Hairy vetch mulch activates, in regular tomatoes, some of the same metabolic pathways and genes that are activated in biotech tomatoes and USDA Agricultural Research Service plant physiologist Autar Mattoo says it has other benefits as well. Read more here. Report 1(1:00 mp3) Report 2(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida …
Farm Bill Benefits
The Farm Bill has benefits for both producers and consumers – in fact, everyone in the country will be touched by provisions in the legislation. Laura McNamara reports. Report 1(1:00 mp3) Report 2(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle …
Commissioner’s Spotlight on E10 Quality Standards
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the new fuel quality standards for gasoline/ethanol blends. More information is available on the web at: Gasoline/Ethanol Blend Standards. For information about the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ efforts to promote the development of alternative fuels and energy sources, click Farm to Fuel. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Is America Running Out of Food?
Words not heard since WWII and Everett Griner tells us what these are and why. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts …
FCPRAC Leader: Red Tape Hampers Citrus Research
In these four reports, comments from Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council leader Peter McClure, from an interview about his remarks to citrus researchers gathered in Ft Pierce a couple weeks ago to discuss citrus greening. Report Report Report Report (all 1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Not Done with Farm Bill
Most everyone was hoping work on the new farm bill would be completed before Congress took theirĂ‚Â Memorial DayĂ‚Â recess, but as Tyron Spearman reports, it’s notĂ‚Â over yet.Ă‚Â ReportĂ‚Â (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and …
Beef Summer Grilling Season Underway
With Memorial Day weekend comes theĂ‚Â start to the summer grillingĂ‚Â season and the beef checkoff hasĂ‚Â begun their 2008 campaign to remind consumersĂ‚Â to purchase beef forĂ‚Â grilling.Ă‚Â ReportĂ‚Â (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
Farm Bill Confusion
Congress moved quickly last week to repair a procedural error that threatened the new farm bill, but the final action on the complete package will have to wait until Congress returns to Washington from the Memorial Day recess. Don’t try to figure this one out. Bottom line is that somebody screwed up and sent the Farm Bill to the president’s …