Planting Makes Progress

Cotton planting is catching up nationwide, while here in the Southeast, progress is running just about normal with 93 percent planted in Alabama and 82 percent planted in Georgia as of Sunday, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service state offices. GA Report (1:00 mp3) AL Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker …

Alabama Watershed Dam Rehab

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is helping give some aging watershed dams in the state a face lift. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida …

Cotton Council Holding Farm Bill Meetings

The National Cotton Council will review key provisions of the new Farm Bill at a series of informational meetings this month. In Georgia, the Georgia Cotton Commission is co-sponsoring the meetings, which will be held: June 19, 3 pm in Statesboro at the Bulloch County Ag Center June 20, 9 am in Perry at the National Fair Grounds & Ag …

Groundbreaking for Florida EWP Project

Forecasters are once again calling for an active hurricane season, but even though the last two years have been pretty quiet for Florida, there are still cleanup projects being done. Just last week, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service kicked off an Emergency Watershed Protection program project in Coral Gables to restore the banks Loop Canal in Coral Gables that were …

Citrus Grower Meetings on Tap In Coming Days

In the first report, information about Gulf Citrus Growers’ Association’s annual meeting Wednesday June 4 in Labelle, and Florida Citrus Mutual’s Annual Conference on tap for next week at Bonita Springs. In the second report, comments from Mutual’s Andrew Meadows about labor and immigration issues in the recently ended Legislative session. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …

FL Cattlemen’s Convention is 2 Weeks Away

The 2008 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Allied Trade Show is just two weeks away as it will be held June 17-19 in Marco Island, Florida. FCA President Larry Rooks is looking forward to the annual event.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That …

New Peanut Loan Rate Program

Tyron Spearman has information about a new peanut loan rate program.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …

USDA Updates Poultry Improvement Plan

U.S.D.A. has released information concerning updated of their poultry improvement plan.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026

Causing the Hay Prices to Go Up

Hay prices are rising and today Everett Griner looks at the reasons why.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …

Recently Passed Farm Bill Is Much More Than Just “Farm”

There has been a lot said in recent days about how “fat” the recent Farm Bill is that finally got through Congress. The fact is, as central Florida Congressman Adam Putnam explains in this report, regardless of what you may hear about the recently passed Farm Bill, the fact is the vast majority of the funding involved in the bill …