Melon Fuel

Randall Weiseman Energy, Specialty Crops

The National Watermelon Association is still working on making fuel from melons. Executive Director Bob Morrissey says they still believe they hope to get test projects going in Florida and Georgia to make ethanol from melons that go to waste each year. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Blueberries as Brain Food

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops

Antioxidant properties in blueberries and other fruits and vegetables could help keep the brain sharper as the body ages. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025

FL Farm Bureau Urges Census Participation

Randall Weiseman Florida

Florida Farm Bureauis among the organizations encouraging farmers and ranchers to fill out and return their 2007 Census of Agriculture forms. Report (:30 mp3) This post sponsored by: USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity …

New Beef Checkoff Promotions

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle

With the new year comes some new things from the beef checkoff, as the Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board takes a look at some of those and what cattle producers can expect from their investments.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied …

GA Beef Checkoff Works

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia

The Chairman of the Georgia Beef Board wants producers across the state to know they work hard at making sure beef checkoff dollars are being used wisely and that the checkoff does benefit all of them. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef …

Freeze Could Stop Rust Cold

Randall Weiseman Field Crops

Researchers are looking at how the recent freeze in the southeast will affect cases of Asian Soybean Rust in 2008. Check for the latest rust outbreaks here. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity …

AL Beef on TV

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle

 Promoting beef takes place in many forms, including cooking it on TV. And in 2007, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association did more of those than ever before reaching even more consumers.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring …

USDA Issuing Disaster Payments

Dan Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Tyron Spearman explains to us today about the disaster payments being issued by the USDA and how they came about.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025

FL Citrus Mutual CEO on Greening “Summit” and Urges Growers On Ag Census

Dan Citrus, Florida

Comments in these two reports from Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks.  In the first report, about the recent Greening Summit at USDA/APHIS near Washington DC.   Report (1:30 mp3) In the second report, Sparks emphasizes the importance of Florida citrus growers completing the Census of Agriculture questionnaires as soon as possible.  Report (1:00 mp3) This post sponsored by:  USDA NASS …

Banning Junk Foods from Schools

Dan Agri View

This stands a better chance than the others because it is an amendment to the Farm Bill.  Everett Griner talks to us today about just what the children need, and, what they can survive without while at school.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role …