USDA Makes Proposals

Dan General, Peanuts

The USDA has presented several proposals which may affect the peanut industry along with several other agricultural interests.  Tyron Spearman tells us what these proposals are and hnow they may affect us.  Report (1:15 wma) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of …

Packers Await New Fresh Fruit Shipping Rules

Randall Weiseman Citrus

In this report Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper talks with Richard Kinney, spokesman for the Florida Citrus Packers, as everyone waits patiently on the new rules to be released for shipping fresh fruit. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of …

UF-CREC Plans International Symposium for January 2008

Randall Weiseman Citrus

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 ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida …

COOL Soon to be a Topic Again

Randall Weiseman Cattle, General, Livestock

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 ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Enjoying a Rare Pleasure

Dan Agri View

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 ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless …

The Florida Report for May

Randall Weiseman Dairy, Florida, General, Nursery Crops

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

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

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

Randall Weiseman General

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

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia

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 ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands …

House Approves More Defense Spending Money

Dan General, Peanuts

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 ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle …