A huge brouhaha has been brewing in Florida agriculture circles in recent days about comments University of Florida President Bernie Machen was “reported” to have made about the lack of importance of agriculture to the state. We have not reported on this story until now because of lack of direct verifiability of Machen’s comments. As a 1978 graduate of UF’s …
AL Livestock Market Report
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has a look at this week cattle market numbers from across the state. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentUnited 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 …
Eradication of the Boll Weevil
Everett Griner gives us some good news about this today. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentUnited 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, …
H2A Worker Revisions
The government is revising its H2-A farm worker program to help supply farmers more legal farm workers when they need them. Read statement from USDA Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentUnited 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 …
Water Talk in Atlanta
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue talked about this week from the tri-state water rights ruling, to the relaxation of watering restrictions to help the nursery industry to the signing of a new Statewide Water Management Plan. Report (1:00 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Bush Talks Farm Bill Veto During Schafer Ceremony
President Bush visited the USDA this week to attend the ceremonial swearing in of Ed Schafer as agriculture secretary. During the visit, Bush made clear his intention to veto any farm bill that raises taxes, which the Senate bill does in its current form. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida …
US Senate and US House Continue Work on Farm Bill
Tyron Spearman informs us just what is being done to get the farm bill going.Ă‚Â There has been a committee named, and he tells us just who is on it.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming …
Southeast AgNet’s North Georgia Cabin Studios
Every once in a while it becomes necessary to just get some quiet time to work and catch up on things. Cousin Lee’s cabin near where my father grew up at the foot of Lookout Mountain near Menlo Georgia is just the place. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided …
Citrus Chairman Comments On Citrus Dept Study
As a state legislative sunset review panel ponders whether or not to ask citrus growers to participate in a referendum the grower community for the most part does not seem to be asking for, the Citrus Commission is working to assure Department of Citrus programs remain on point and effective for the grower community. In this report, comments for fellow …
FDOC Websites Effectively Target Consumers
In this report featuring In-State and Fresh Fruit Marketing Manager Amy Carpenter, Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) websites are being utilized to magnify the Florida citrus marketing message and target audience niches effectively in a fiercely competitive consumer marketplace. Report (2:00 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, …