Fresh From Florida 200

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson will serve as Grand Marshall of the “Fresh from Florida 200,” a 200-mile Grand Am KONI Challenge Series race Friday, January 26, at Daytona International Speedway. The Commissioner will be riding in a specially designed “Fresh from Florida” vehicle that will accompany the pace car to kick off the event. Get …

Bolt For Cotton

Randall Weiseman Cotton

EMD Crop BioScience announces the introduction of the patented LCO Promoter Technology on cotton. Proven to increase yield in peanuts and soybeans, LCO Promoter Technology will now turn on cotton plants early in the season using a new product called Boltâ„¢. Report (:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida …

Administration Proposes Cellulose Research Funds

Randall Weiseman Energy, General

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced plans to propose $1.6 billion in new funding for renewable energy, with a focus on cellulosic energy research and production, as part of the Administration’s 2007 farm bill proposals. Read more from USDA. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

FL Ethanol Plant Ready to Meet Demand

Randall Weiseman Energy, Florida

President Bush’s call for increased ethanol production is good news for one Florida ethanol producer. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR …

Bush Supports Guest Worker Program and More Ethanol

Randall Weiseman Energy, General

In his state of the union address Tuesday, President Bush renewed his call for a guest worker program as part of an overall immigration reform package. The president also outlined a plan for energy independence that would include greater use of alternative fuels from new feedstocks. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless …

Livestock Groups Want Study of Biofuels Impact

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

With President Bush calling for an enhanced renewable fuels standard, some livestock groups are worried how this will affect their industry.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of …

FL Easy to Find Premises Forms

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, Livestock

For Florida livestock producers who have yet to register their premises, forms to do so are easy to find.  Report (:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Your Soda Won’t Taste any Different, but…

Dan Agri View

A change is coming to your soda to make it healthier.  Everett Griner tells us what the change is and why.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of …

Many Topics Discussed at Citrus Seminar

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

This report is simply an overview of some of the seminar topics and points being made at the grower seminars for Indian River area growers in Ft Pierce this week. It’s been great to visit so many old friends at the Seminars. Stay tuned, we have lots of feature news segments coming for citrus growers from newsmakers we interviewed at …

Young Trees Reduced to Growers

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Our citrus news team is on the road this week, visiting with many of our readers and listeners in the Indian River region at their annual seminar series geared for fresh fruit growers. In this report, Citrus Industry Magazine editor Ernie Neff reports from Ft Pierce about some of the seminar presentations. Report (:52 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …