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, …
CCI Director from Georgia
Cotton Council International held its annual board of directors meeting last week in Memphis where directors were seated for this year and re-elected to the board was Jimmy Webb of Leary, Georgia. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril …
New CCI President
Robert S. Weil, II, a Montgomery, AL, cotton merchant, was elected 2008 president of Cotton Council International (CCI), the National Cotton Council’s export promotions arm. Weil is CEO of Weil Brothers-Cotton, Inc. He is a former NCC delegate and serves on the NCC’s Doha Strategy Task Force, International Trade Policy Committee and Farm Policy Development Task Force, among others. He …
Purple Leaf Problem
A new tomato disorder has been observed in several fields in Hillsborough and Manatee counties that is being called tomato purple leaf disorder. Specialists at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center are urging growers to be on the lookout for the disorder which has been localized in the two county region since 2006 and appears to develop only on …
The Impact Over Meeting the Demand for Corn
Everett Griner talks to us today about just what the demand over corn has had on other areas of agriculture. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …
Peanut Production Costs Rise
The cost of growing peanuts continue to rise, as Tyron SpearmanĂ‚Â takes a look at a recent reportĂ‚Â which details the numbers.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report (:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United …
Farm Bill Proposal Stalls
Tyron Spearman updates the latest news concerning the farm bill in our nation’s capitol. Ă‚Â Report (:25 mp3) HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …
Cattlemen Discuss Beef Checkoff
While in Reno last week, cattlemen had quite a bit of discussion about the beef checkoff andĂ‚Â whether or not it’s adequately funded. So actionĂ‚Â was taken to move forward which first means working with Congress. Ă‚Â Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …