Marketing beef in today’s environment can be a challenging task. But that is something National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Research, Alisa Harrison, deals with on a day-to-day basis. Play Audio http://www.beefusa.org Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Broward County Schools to Serve Students 40,000 Pounds of Plant City Strawberries
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that Broward County Public Schools will serve more than 40,000 pounds of Florida-grown strawberries to their students over the next two weeks. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Farm to School program facilitated the purchase from Sweet Life Farms in Plant City, Fla., which is owned and operated …
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
Sommet De l’Elevage, Largest Livestock Show in Europe The largest livestock show in Europe, the Sommet De l’Elevage is under way in Clermont-Ferrand; the heart of French agriculture. In its 25th year, the event boasts 2,000 animals, 1,400 exhibitors from 28 different countries and 85,000 attendees from around the world. The Sommet De l’Elevage hosts the finest French and European …
New Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Established for Research, Education and Promotion
Twenty people are gathering today at the Florida Cattlemen’s Association headquarters in Kissimmee for the first organizational meeting of the new Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. The group is being funded with state dollars approved by the legislature and governor, and it will be managed as one of many direct service organizations (DSOs) through the University of Florida (UF) for the …
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Editorial: Florida’s Controversial Algae Bloom
Comments from AgNet Media’s Gary Cooper and a Guest Commentary from a Former Florida Lawmaker As a Florida native having grown up on a small farm in eastern Palm Beach County, I’ve had firsthand knowledge of South Florida’s algae blooms for decades. As a professional journalist dedicated to the ag news beat in Florida for nearly 40 years, and having …
Homeland Security and Agriculture
How Farmers Can Help Keep America Safe The Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association’s 84th annual meeting is this week in Manalapan, Florida. Kevin Stanfill, Homeland Security executive liaison with Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office gave a presentation at the meeting to discuss homeland security concerns that all farmers Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
A Look at Cuban Agriculture
A group of Wedgworth Leadership Institute alumni traveled to Cuba last week to gain perspective on the country’s agricultural infrastructure as well as to get a view of Cuban business, culture and Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Not All Fungal Infections Are Bad
By: Samantha Grenrock, 352-294-3307, grenrosa@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Not all fungal infections are bad for plants—in fact, some of them are critical for plant survival, according University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers. The UF/IFAS Applications and Analyses of Mycorrhizal Associations course teaches participants how to harness the power of these beneficial fungi. Andy Ogram, professor of …
Earth Day Is Around The Corner
By Brad Buck With Earth Day coming April 22, the Earth Day Network http://www.earthday.org/about/ is emphasizing the importance of trees. So, too, are researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Environmental horticulture professor Ed Gilman says Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024