Plant Materials and the Farm Bill

Plant materials are an important part of the conservation provisions recommended by the administration for the 2007 Farm Bill, according to Florida State Conservationist and chairman of the national plant materials advisory committee Niles Glasgow. Find out more about the NRCS Plant Materials Program. Report (1:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about being careful with fire on the Fourth of July. More information about the threat of wildfires can be found on the web site of the Florida Division of Forestry: http://fl-dof.com The web site of the State Emergency Response Team (http://www.floridadisaster.org/index.asp) has links to county emergency management web sites that provide information about local …

NCBA Looks at COOL

Country of Origin Labeling is an issue that concerns Cattlemen across the country, and one that many are looking very seriously at right now.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentStrong 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 Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That …

AL Livestock Market Report

Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has a rundown of this week’s cattle market numbers.  Report (1:15 mp3)   Sponsored ContentStrong 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 Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy …

Study Shows Future for Ag in Southwest Florida

Dr. Howard Fench, Florida Gulf Coast University, recently released a study on the future of agriculture in southwest Florida. In this report, he talks about the changes that will probably be made in the future of agriculture, however, he does not feel that agriculture when end completely. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsoring this news report: Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the …

Citrus Expo Aug 22&23 Promises Top Notch Grower Seminars & Trade Show

The 16th Annual Citrus Expo is set for Wednesday and Thursday August 22 & 23, Lee Civic Center Ft Myers. This is not a farmworker event. Citrus Expo is a private event for the serious grower, production manager, leader, executive and decision maker in the citrus industry. The Expo Steering Committee recently met to fine tune the most in-depth seminar …

Southeast Peanut Acreage Drops

Planting estimates for U.S. crops was released this morning, and Tyron Spearman runs through the numbers which show less acres of peanuts this year in the Southeast.  Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentStrong 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 Enhancement …

Total Cotton Acreage is Down

The National Agriculture Statistics Service released the actual planted acres of cotton this year, as Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington, D.C. has a look at the lower numbers.  Report (2:40 mp3) To see this and other crop acreage reports, Click Here USDA NASS Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Farms Are Getting Bigger

This has been known for some time, but this is all over the world.  Everett Griner tells us where some of the places this is taking place and how they are getting this way.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …

Food and Fuel for Thought

The 23rd annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop was held this week in St. Louis with some 5200 participants and 700 exhibitors, over 60 percent more than last year. Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen talked about the need to tell the real story about food versus fuel. Report (1:00 mp3) USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Tom Dorr talked about the great …