Sweet September

September is National Honey Month and the National Honey Board has lots of information available for consumers. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong 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 …

Mini Carrot Revolution

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …

Suwannee River Poultry Project

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle …

Record Exports Forecast Again

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Southeast Agnet in Germany

Southeast Agnet’s Lee McCoy is in Germany this week for a major announcement from Bayer Crop Science. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong 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 …

New Japanese Ag Minister – AGAIN

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!

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

History of Citrus “Greening” Disease

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …

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

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong …

FBC & FCA to Hold Town Hall Meetings

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle …