With Farm Bill discussions getting serious and specialty crops interests getting nervous, specialty crops representatives and growers themselves have been appearing in the halls of Congress on a regular basis lately. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Syngenta Settles Atrazine Lawsuit
There has been a settlement in the longstanding lawsuit brought by a few water systems against Syngenta years ago over Atrazine. The bottom line for growers, there are no changes to the label, and growers can continue to use the product, as per label directions just as they always have. Hear a few more details in this report. Download Audio …
Environmental Working Group Attack Brings Crop Insurers’ Swift Reply
In a national media teleconference this week, in an apparent move to impact the Farm Bill debate, the Environmental Working Group (EWP) attacked the workings and credibility of specialty crops insurance, which then drew a swift and pointed reply from the crop insurance industry. The news releases from each follow: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …
Syngenta Shows Off Seed Trials In Naples, Florida
What goes on here at the Syngenta experimental farm in Naples, deep in southwest Florida, has impact all over the country. Syngenta team members, seed customers and cooperators met here this week for one of two annual field trials. Even a couple major retailer representatives showed up, indicative of a growing interest at the retail level about what is going …
Ag Day A Big Hit for Okeechobee Kindergarteners
Okeechobee, Florida is in a rural area and is a big farm town, particularly in dairy production…But located on the north side of Lake Okeechobee, it’s also a good example of why even agriculture folks in rural areas need to be aware that lots of urban thinking people live in their midst. Listen to these interviews as local kindergarten teacher …
South Florida Farmers Say Congressmen West & Kingston “Get It”
Southeast AgNet was there when Congressman Jack Kingston from Georgia joined Congressman Allen West in West’s south Florida Congressional district on Friday, to visit with a couple small groups of leading area farmers about critical issues of the day. The conversation was quite candid, and the farmers were encouraged that these Congressional representatives “get it”, particularly when it comes to …
Monsanto Roundup Ready “Extend” Crop System Announced
The trade show at Commodity Classic last week in Nashville had many new products and services on display for farmers to discuss and interact with. Among our visits, Monsanto’s Matt Helms discusses the roll out for their new Roundup Ready Extend technology. He says soybeans and cotton will be the first two crops involved, and in this interview he explains …
Commodity Classic Endures Stormy Friday
Last week’s 2012 Commodity Classic is now history, breaking attendance records and leaving attendees with many unique memories, including a resort storm shelter drill as the historic storm system passed over Nashville Friday. The Gaylord Opryland facility handled things well considering the gargantuan size of the place, and we appreciate colleagues Chuck and Cindy Zimmerman of AgWired.com for sharing their …
Suit Filed Over Stalled Fisheating Creek Restoration
From NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Citing a lack of progress in restoring the region to its former, navigable condition despite a court order to do so, a group of environmental groups on Tuesday filed suit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, charging the agency with violating the state’s open records and meetings laws. “Instead of actually remediating the …
Truth and Consequences: The University System Funding Debate
As Florida Lawmakers and University leaders debate funding allocations and the structure for upper education, University of Florida Vice President and head of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Jack Payne reminds us of an important history lesson about the critical role of the land grant university system. He has a strong message of truth and the consequences …