Sugar Power and Policy Pressure

Randall Weiseman Energy, General, Sugar

Many sugar cane processors generate their own electricity with sugar by-products, but that sugar power could be lost if sugar policy changes. We have two reports. Report (1:30 wma) Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentValent USA Shares How Conservation Efforts Matter For Agriculture ProducersJanuary 2, 2026Propane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Georgia General Assembly Wrap-up

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia

The 2007 Georgia general assembly passed several important pieces of legislation for the state’s agriculture industry, according to the Georgia Agribusiness Council. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentValent USA Shares How Conservation Efforts Matter For Agriculture ProducersJanuary 2, 2026Propane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle …

2007 Ag Census Preparations

Randall Weiseman General

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is preparing for the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Report (1:30 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentValent USA Shares How Conservation Efforts Matter For Agriculture ProducersJanuary 2, 2026Propane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle …

Our Honeybee Population and the “Super Bee”

Dan Agri View

Diseases are wiping out our honeybee population.  Everett Griner talks to us about what researchers are trying to do and what might be expected with this new development in research.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentValent USA Shares How Conservation Efforts Matter For Agriculture ProducersJanuary 2, 2026Propane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General, Specialty Crops

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Colony Collapse Disorder in honey bees. More information about this mysterious malady can be found on the web site of the Department’s Division of Plant Industry: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/plantinsp/ccd.html … and on the web site of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences: http://pestalert.ifas.ufl.edu/Colony_Collapse_Disorder.htm Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentValent USA Shares How Conservation Efforts Matter …

New Fresh Citrus Rules – Politics vs Science?

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Some Florida citrus growers are anxious to know what the rules will be for fresh fruit shipping next season and at this point are starting to wonder what the hold up is in getting the new rules published. We recently asked USDA Undersecretary Bruce Knight, who oversees the area that is expected to publish the new rules any day now, …

FL Fresh Citrus Awaits USDA Shipping Rules

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

As Florida’s fresh citrus growers, packers and shippers await the new shipping rules from USDA for next season pertaining to canker protocols for packing and shipping, Florida Citrus Packers Spokesman Richard Kinney comments on things that MIGHT be expected in this report. Meanwhile, the new USDA rules are expected to be published in the Federal Register any day now, and …

FL Lawmakers Near End of Session

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General

Director of Legislative Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, Sam Ard, has an update on where things stand with one week to go in the state legislature.  Report (1:30 wma)   Sponsored ContentValent USA Shares How Conservation Efforts Matter For Agriculture ProducersJanuary 2, 2026Propane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant …