A quarantine has been established for areas within an 8 mile radius of a CBS find. The two tiered plan establishes quarantine areas (1 mile from detection) and regulated areas (an additional 7 miles outside of the quarantine area)…Fresh fruit shipments must meet certain conditions including packinghouse inspections and compliance agreements, disinfecting process protocols and transport in tarped vehicles…Fruit from …
Former FL D-E-P Sectretaries: E-P-A Water Reg Delay Not Enough
By KEITH LAING –THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 14, 2010……….The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should extend the period for finalizing numeric limits of pollution in state inland waters beyond the 30 days the federal agency agreed to last month, several former Department of Environmental Protection secretaries said Thursday. In a letter to the EPA, Virginia Wetherell, …
Citrus Crop Forecast – ALL FLORIDA ORANGES 146M Boxes
The Citrus Crop Forecast released by USDA this morning pegs the ALL-FLORIDA orange crop for 2010-2011 at 146 million boxes. Stay tuned to this website, we will have the full chart of the numbers posted shortly. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Citrus Audience Gathers for USDA Crop Forecast Announcement
Growers and industry representatives are gathering at various locations around the state while others prepare to tune in by radio or this website for the Citrus Crop Forecast announcement from USDA at 8:30 this morning. In photo, growers talk about their crops and forecast expectations at the Stallings Crop Insurance breakfast at Ray-Bob Groves barn near Alturas. Test your audio …
Some Hoping for Repeal of Florida’s Septic Inspection Bill
By KEITH LAING – THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA GAETZ, COLEY PLAN REPEAL OF SEPTIC INSPECTION BILL – A pair of lawmakers from the Florida Panhandle said Tuesday that they would file a bill for the 2011 session that would repeal legislation passed earlier this year to require septic tank inspections every five years to protect Florida springs. Sponsored ContentCIR …
Redneck Invitational Fishing Tourney 2010 – A Great Time For All
The sun, the moon, the stars… and the fish all lined up for the 9th annual “Redneck Invitational” fishing tournament held at Cabbage Key in southwest Florida last weekend. The 28 teams and nearly 80 anglers registered for what has been called ‘a tournament for Florida agriculture’ enjoyed Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
EPA Announces New Members of Farm & Ranch Advisory Committee
This news release was posted by EPA late last week about a meeting that took place on Thursday September 30, where EPA Administrator Addressed Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee, and the Agency announced new committee members. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Citrus Industry “eNews Exclusive” – 1st AgNet Website Version
Southeast AgNet is pleased to introduce this inaugural issue of Citrus Industry eNews Exclusive. It is a direct eNews service for people involved in the citrus industry. Every week, we’ll provide links to the most important citrus stories, special content you won’t find in Citrus Industry magazine and more. Thank you to our citrus grower focus group who provided input …
EPA Announces Short Extension for FL Nutrients Inland Water Rule
By KEITH LAING – THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 29, 2010…….While environmental officials in Florida discussed coming federal water pollution standards Wednesday, the federal agency that wrote them agreed to delay their implementation by a month and a U.S. Senator said he’d try to block the new rules altogether. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed …
Florida’s U. S. Senators Agree: Water Regs Should Wait
By KEITH LAING – THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 28, 2010…As the Florida Department of Environmental Protection prepares to discuss proposed water pollution standards that are opposed by businesses and farmers, Florida’s two United States Senators – who don’t often agree – both think federal officials should back off. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed …