Ernie Neff, Editor of Citrus Industry Magazine, announces in this report that the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center plans for an International Symposium on Precision Agriculture for Fruits & Vegetables January 6-9, 2008 in Orlando. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsoring this news report: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
COOL Soon to be a Topic Again
Country of Origin Labeling, according to David Ray with the American meat Institute, is something we will be hearing more and more about in the upcoming weeks.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …
Enjoying a Rare Pleasure
Remembering how good this used to taste. Everett Griner tells us how you can get this product and what the producers are begging to do, even though it is a gamble for them.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
The Florida Report for May
Kerry Herndon, owner of Kerry’s Bromeliad Nursery, and Louis E. “Red†Larson, founder of the Larson family’s dairies, will be featured on “The Florida Report†Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 6:30 pm (EDT) on RFD-TV, the cable and satellite network devoted to rural issues and lifestyles. Kerry’s Bromeliad Nursery is one of the largest potted orchid complexes in the world. …
Soil Fumigant Meeting
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to hold a stakeholder meeting in Florida to obtain public input on risk management options for the soil fumigant pesticides chloropicrin, dazomet, metam sodium, metam potassium, and methyl bromide. Farmers are encouraged to attend. The purpose of the meetings is for the Agency to obtain first-hand comments on possible human health risk mitigation options …
House Passes Disaster Aid
The US House of Representatives last week passed a separate appropriations bill dealing with agricultural disaster aid by a vote of 302-120 — enough votes to override a threatened presidential veto. The bill would provide $3.5 billion in agricultural disaster assistance for producers affected by various weather conditions over the past two years. Eligibility is based on whether producers carried …
Golden Plough for Saxby
The American Farm Bureau Federation has honored Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia with the organization’s Golden Plough aware for his commitment to US agriculture. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
House Approves More Defense Spending Money
Tyron Spearman tells us about the current bill just approved by the house for more defense money, but lacking in other areas of strong interest to farmers. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember …
Growers Teach Others About Experience in Brazil
Now that the group of growers have returned from Brazil, they are taking time to meet as a panel and discuss what they learned with other growers from around the state. Barbara Carlton, PRVCGA, says that last weeks panel discussion in Arcadia really helped local growers. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsoring this news report: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …
Work Already in Progress for Next Seasons Crop Forecast
In this report Bob Terry, FL-NASS, explains what they are already working on in preparation for next seasons crop forecast. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsoring this news report: USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …