Sweet September

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops

September is National Honey Month and the National Honey Board has lots of information available for consumers. 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 …

Mini Carrot Revolution

Randall Weiseman Vegetables

The carrot industry in this country has undergone somewhat of a mini-revolution over the past 20 years, starting in 1986 when a California grower developed and began to market fresh cut baby carrots. Report (2:00 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, …

Suwannee River Poultry Project

Randall Weiseman Florida, Poultry, USDA-NRCS

A Suwannee County poultry producer talks about improving their efficiency and the environment with the use of best management practices and how USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida helped. Report (1:30 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 …

Record Exports Forecast Again

Randall Weiseman General

USDA officials are forecasting a record $79 billion in FY 2007 agricultural exports. For fiscal year 2008, USDA expects exports to reach $83.5 billion with growth and new sales across all major agricultural product groups. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming …

Southeast Agnet in Germany

Randall Weiseman General

Southeast Agnet’s Lee McCoy is in Germany this week for a major announcement from Bayer Crop Science. 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 …

New Japanese Ag Minister – AGAIN

Randall Weiseman General

Japan may be running out of candidates for agriculture minister. The country’s prime minister has now appointed his fourth ag minister this year. The third resigned earlier this week after just a week on the job, due to a scandal involving misuse of farm subsidies. The previous ag minister resigned last month for another scandal, and the one before that …

Crop Statistics People Need Citrus Grove Access!

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In this report, Citrus Crop Statistics Administrator Bob Terry from the Orlando office of USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service reminds the citrus audience of the acute importance that growers and grove managers allow access to USDA statistics personnel as they collect data critical to tree and fruit count development procedures. Report (2:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of …

History of Citrus “Greening” Disease

Gary Cooper Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, International

Andrew Beattie from University of Western Sydney in New South Wales Australia was among numerous presenters at Citrus Expo recently. We caught up with him after his talk for a brief but interesting review of the history of the movement of citrus “greening” disease around the world. Hear his comments in this report. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers …

Who Is Going to Feed Us in 2050, 2075 or Later?

Dan Agri View

This needs to be given some serious thought.  Now over 25% of today’s farms are operated by someone 65 or older.  Everett Griner gives us more interesting statistics in this segment that should get us thinking about some important things for the future.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle …

FBC & FCA to Hold Town Hall Meetings

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida

The Florida Beef Council & Florida Cattlemen’s Association are teaming together hold some Town Hall meetings across the state in October.  Report (1:30 mp3) To see the locations, dates, and times Click Here 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 …