Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the upcoming Northern Everglades CARES recognition event on May 15. More information is available at ThisFarmCARES.org on the web. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to …
Farm Bill Extension Again
Congress passed yet another extension of the current farm bill last week, but did make further progress on a new bill and now fully expect to get it finalized. The conference committee is expected to meet again this week possibly for a final vote on the bill after the budget scoring is complete. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of …
Everybody is Feeling It
Just what is everybody doing with food prices where they are along with the price of fuel? Everett Griner ponders on this today and gives us his outlook.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
Greening Talks Yield Research Priorities Directives-full series
I’ve continued to add segments to this series, so I’m updating this post to be sure our citrus visitors hear what is now this full eight-part series with Dr Robert Davis. Among the scientists gathered in Ft Pierce recently to discuss greening and canker research, Davis is a scientist with USDA at the Beltsville MD lab and a member of …
Citrus Statistics Administrator Nears Retirement
If we had an award of recognition for years of dedicated service to the citrus industry, we’d give it to Bob Terry. He plans to retire the first of June. He’s been handling citrus statistics for Florida Ag Statistics Service, working hand-in-hand with USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service for many years. He’s been a regular guest on our radio network …
Another Farm Bill Extension
As lawmakers in our nation’s capitol try to get closer to finalizing a new farm bill, Tyron Spearman reports another extension was passed for two weeks. Report (1:20 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance …
NAIS 840 Tags also Work for COOL
Some have been hearing about and wondering what the 840 tags are. USDA Under Secretary Bruce Knight explains how they will work for both animal identification and for Country of Origin Labeling. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
New Carbon Market Opportunities for Florida Agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Gainesville, Fla.—Some Florida farmers, ranchers and private forest owners may be able to capitalize on a new partnership between the state’s largest general agricultural organization and the nation’s leading supplier of carbon credit aggregation services to agriculture. The Florida Farm Bureau Federation and AgraGate Climate Credits Corp. have agreed to partner in providing carbon credits services …
UF Beef Short Course Draws Cattlemen to Gainesville
Another busy couple days this week in Gainesville, FL for cattle producers wanting to keep up with the latest available production and marketing advice. Beef Short Course committee chairman Matt Hersom, Asst Professor, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist at University of Florida, says once a cattle producer comes to one of these annual short course programs they usually return year after …
AL Livestock Market Report
Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has this week’s cattle market numbers from across Alabama. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …