Catching up with Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson at this week’s Florida Ag Hall of Fame festivities in Tampa, he talks to our audience about the looming budget battle in the upcoming Legislature, and how producers themselves must become more directly involved in telling the story of the industry. Report (2:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion …
FDOC Sunset Review Update & Related Comments
In this report, notations about last week’s FL Senate Ag Committee meeting where sunset review of the Florida Department of Citrus was considered. Also, grower and citrus commissioner Wesley Brumback with comments about the selection process for citrus commissioners themselves. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, …
GA Watching Beef Checkoff Process
After last week’s Cattle Industry Convention in Reno, the first steps are underway in the possibility of enhancing the beef checkoff. Georgia Beef Board’s Executive Vice President Jim Collins explains to producers what this actually means.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of …
FL Working with New Beef Ad Campaign
After attending the Cattle Industry Convention last week, Florida Beef Council Chairman Brad Etheridge has an update on the possibility of seeing an enhancement to the beef checkoff and the fact they are back home and working with the new beef campaign which was unveiled to many at last week’s event. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands …
AL Represented on a National Basis
Those in the cattle industry in Alabama can be proud to know they are being represented well on a national level by various producers from across the state, including two who now hold a national office.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida …
Commodity Groups Urge Farm Bill Completion
Tyron Spearman reports today about a letter signed by various groups which was sent to legislators in Washington D.C. about getting the farm bill completed. Â Report (1:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, …
Citrus Nursery Industry Update
In these reports, comments from citrus nurseryman Phil Rucks of Frostproof, who recently presented a talk to Indian River region citrus growers about the present state of citrus nurseries in Florida and his own nursery rebuilding process since many new regulations have gone into effect. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Citrus Expo 2008 Steering Committee Discusses Seminar Plan
At a meeting in recent days in Sebring, members of the Citrus Expo 2008 Steering Committee got down to the business of planning grower seminars for this year’s August 20 & 21 event at Lee Civic Center in Ft Myers. Once again Citrus Expo plans to go the extra mile in obtaining input from growers and representatives from Gulf, Highlands …
FL Ag Hall of Fame Draws Huge “Who’s Who” in Industry
Making a strong statement that the Florida agriculture industry is far from waning, well over a thousand producers and ag industry leaders joined Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson for fellowship and dinner while honoring this year’s four inductees into the industry’s most exclusive club of pioneers. This year’s honors went to (l to r) “Pete” Clemons, Okeechobee; Hugh English, LaBelle; …
New NRCS Campaign
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Service rolled out a new campaign this week called Conservation, Our Purpose – Our Passion. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) The campaign kicked off Tuesday at the National Association of Conservation Districts’ annual conference in Reno with a video highlighting eight landowners for their conservation commitment, including the Gwinn Brothers operation in Suwanee county, …