As the Farm Bill continues to inch itself through the Senate, there are a few amendments that have been introduced that are pertinent to our growers here in the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …
EPA Proposes Dust Standard
Release from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (June 15, 2012) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, June 15, 2012, proposed its long awaited dust standard that sparked controversy within the agricultural community. The controversy arose when EPA staff announced the administrator would be “justified” in doubling the stringency of the current, so-called dust standard, officially known as the …
The Cost of Raising a Child
USDA has released their annual report on Expenditures on Children by Families, finding that a middle-income family with a child born in 2011 can expect to spend about $235 thousand for food, shelter, and other necessities to raise that child over the next 17 years. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Amendments Weighing Down Farm Bill
When it comes to the Senate version of the 2012 farm bill, Tyron Spearman reports today that more and more amendments are being tacked on causing a slow-down in any movement on the bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
NCBA Urges Cattlemen to Contact Senators
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is encouraging producers to contact their respective senators to urge a vote against a couple of amendments. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …
Groups Come Together to Defend Antibiotic Use
A letter has been sent to a New York Representative who is hoping to restrict antibiotic use in livestock and poultry production. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …
Price Index for Veggies Continues to go Down
Agriculture Department Economist Ricky Volpe says vegetables sold for seven percent less last month versus a year ago. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, …
FL Farmer Forced to Fight for Water Permits
Water has long been a contentious issue in FL and one of those producers who has had to fight the water battle here recently is Joshua Moore, a watermelon grower in Gilchrist County who has been wrapped up in a dispute over irrigation of a watermelon field that’s adjacent to a water bottling plant. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
GFVGA Encourages Growers to Contact Senators About Farm Bill
With the Senate in the process of taking up the 2012 Farm Bill, the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association encourages growers to contact their Senators to urge passage to ensure that important programs for specialty crops continue. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
Alabama Signup Ends Friday for Water Quality Initiative
This is a reminder that tomorrow, June 15th, is the final day for landowners in four watersheds in Alabama to sign up for funding available through the new National Water Quality Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune …