August 3rd Enrollment Deadline

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General

FSA has announced an enrollment date of August 3rd. Tyron Spearman has the details.  Report (:20 mp3) Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026

House Offers COOL Compromise

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock

The House Ag Committee did advance a compromise provision which addressed Country of Origin Labeling. NCBA’s Jay Truitt looks at it for cattle producers  Report (1:15 mp3)   Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …

Pork Checkoff Helps Producers

Randall Weiseman Livestock, Pork

According to a recent study, the Pork Checkoff has done much in helping producers over the past few years.  Report (:35 mp3) Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR …

House Updates Various Crop Programs

Randall Weiseman General

Tyron Spearman runs through some of the various crop program changes on the proposed House Ag Committee Farm Bill.  Report (1:05 mp3) Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR …

Budwood And Abandoned Groves Discussed At DPI Mtgs

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Southeast AgNet’s Katherine Bush catches up with Richard Gaskalla of FDACS’ Division of Plant Industry to ask about new budwood research and potential for new varieties being discovered abroad, and the abandoned groves issue. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsoring this news report: AND Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …

USDA Crop Forecast Again Well Within Target Range

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

In this report, USDA Agriculture Statistics Service Citrus Administrator Bob Terry discusses the final utilization numbers in comparison to last October’s USDA Citrus Crop Forecast, and comments on the importance of regularly updated tree count numbers as a basis for these reports. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsoring this news report: USDA NASS Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of …

More Discussion on Country of Origin Labeling

Dan Agri View

It would be interesting to know just what we as Americans consume from other countries.  Everett Griner tells us some of these and why it is done this way now.  The answers might surprise you.   Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …

House Ag Committee Pleased With Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Florida, General, Specialty Crops

Members of the House Agriculture Committee held a press conference on Tuesday to highlight what they accomplished in their version of the 2007 farm bill passed last week. Chairman Collin Peterson says the bill represents reform with payment limits, others praise specialty crop initiative. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

DPI Citrus Grower Meetings Continue

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

All Florida citrus growers are being asked to attend one of the Citrus Health Response Plan update meetings being hosted by the Division of Plant Industry of FDACS. The meeting held this week on Tuesday in Ft Pierce was better attended than the one in Bartow last week. In this report, which airs on the radio network Wednesday this week, …

USDA Extends Comment Period on Citrus Proposed Rules

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2007–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today announced that it is extending the comment period to August 7 on the proposed rule amending its citrus canker regulations to eliminate pre-harvest grove inspection for all Florida citrus moving interstate. This 15-day extension will allow interested parties Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most …