Another Week to Finish Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman General

We have a new deadline for the 2002 Farm Bill which was supposed to expire today, as Tyron Spearman reports they have 1 more week to try and finalize things. Report (1:00 mp3) Cindy Zimmerman reports that Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia took exception to House members blaming the Senate for the funding problems. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …

FL Legislature Looks at Greenbelt

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General

During the Florida Legislative Session this week an issue that came up concerns Greenbelt. But Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Sam Ard says this time it’s something that will benefit many producers across the state.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …

South Korea to Accept U.S. Beef

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle

It was announced this morning that South Korea will soon be taking U.S. beef again, something that pleases those with NCBA.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Valley Helps …

AL Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle

Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has this week’s prices from cattle markets across the state.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most …

Florida Farm Bureau’s Tallahassee “Ag Watch”

Gary Cooper Florida

Here’s Florida Farm Bureau’s legislative Ag Watch April 18, 2008 (pdf file) Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026

Is Change Coming in Taxing Farm Land?

Dan Agri View

A new law is being considered in South Dakota and other states are looking into it also.  Everett Griner tells what this law is and what we might have to look forward too.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle …

FDOC Retail Initiatives Engage Nation’s Largest Retailers

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In this week’s Florida Department of Citrus features, it’s a focus on retail marketing and communications initiatives. In these reports, FDOC Director of Retail Communications Pete Palmer describes the history about how this effort got started, and how working directly with management teams of the nation’s largest retailers, providing them information from FDOC marketing research efforts, is helping these retail …

Adminstration Backs Long Term Extension

Randall Weiseman General

As the deadline for the current extension on the 2002 Farm Bill expires tomorrow, and with many feeling progress on a new farm bill is still a long way off, the administration is once again saying they would rather see a long term extension at this time. Cindy Zimmerman has the latest out of our nation’s capitol. Report 1 (1:00 mp3) …

AL CSP Sign-up Begins Friday

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

The Conservation Security Program Signup starts this Friday, April 18th, and the Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service will be holding workshops for landowners in the area of this years signup.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …

FL Landowners Invited to CSP Workshop

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

Florida landowners in the Lower Choctawhatchee Watershed are reminded the Conservation Security Program Signup runs from April 18th through May 16th and the Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service will be holding a workshop for those interested in learning more. Information about this can be found by clicking Here  Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director …