In this weeks podcast, the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Education Foundation has a new name, meet the new Florida Cattlemen’s President Larry Rooks, Putnam and Mahoney introduce a new piece of legislation for the Farm Bill, and in citrus the new box tax rates and the Pest Risk Assessment were released. To hear Florida’s weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast …
USDA’s Pest Risk Assessment Open for 30 Days of Comments
In the following reports, Under Secretary Bruce Knight talks about the newly released Pest Risk Assessment. Knight says this is a positive step forward for the Florida citrus industry, and an important time for the USDA to receive feedback from growers in the state. Report (1:30 wma) Report (1:45 wma) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about precautions to take when preparing food for a picnic or barbecue this summer. More information about how to prepare and store food to avoid foodborne illness can be found on the web site of our Division of Food Safety at: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/fs/publications.html. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
Living the Country Life
An organization called the Country Living Association was started this year to provide information for the thousands of people each year who decide to make the move to greener acres. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Trade Talks Collapse
Despite the flexibility shown by the U.S. and the European Union, talks aimed at making progress in the Doha Round collapsed Thursday in Potsdam, Germany, according to U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab and U.S. Ag Secretary Mike Johanns, who cited inflexibility on the part of India and Brazil as the reason. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …
AL Livestock Market Report
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has a run-down of this week’s cattle market numbers from across the state.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
New FCA President Seeking More Participation
The new Florida Cattlemen’s Association President officially took over last night and said he would like to see more cattle producers in the state becoming involved in the association. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
GA Officially Celebrating Beef Month
June Beef Month continues in Georgia, but it did take a bit longer this year to get the official proclamation. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Marketing Cattle During Drought
Some rain has helped, but as one CattleFax representative told producers in Florida this week, the drought has really affected the marketing of cattle in the Southeast this year. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
NCBA President on Legislative Issues
NCBA President John Queen attended the Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention this week and talked with producers about the legislative issues affecting them in Washington.  Report (1:00 mp3)  Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024