The Cattle Industry Summer Conference will be held July 15-19 in Denver, and again this year beef and dairy will team together for an educational session. Ă‚Â Report (:45 mp3) 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 …
FL Receives Conservation Innovation Grant
The Florida Wildlife Fund recently was awarded aĂ‚Â grant to continue work that’s been underway with cattle producers in the Lake Okeechobee watershed. Ă‚Â Report (2:00 mp3) 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 …
Hog Numbers Still Increasing
The latest hogs and pigs report shows producers at this time are still increasing herd numbers, but many don’t expect that trend to last much longer. Ă‚Â Report (1:15 mp3) 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 …
New NASS Administrator Announced
The National Agriculture Statistics Service has a new administrator as Dr. Cynthia Clark has been named toĂ‚Â fill that position. Ă‚Â Report (:20 mp3) USDA NASS 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 …
Bee Disappearance Getting Worse
Multiple witnesses had the same message for the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture regarding the disappearance of bees due to colony collapse disorder – it’s getting worse and they still don’t know what is causing it or how to cure it. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on July 4 Safety
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about fire safety over the Fourth of July holiday. More information about wildfires and fire prevention can be found on the Division of Forestry web site. Report (1:00 mp3) 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 …
Peanut Acreage is Up
Ă‚Â According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service, peanut acres in the U.S. are up this year compared to last year. Tyron Spearman runs through those and other cropĂ‚Â numbers which were releasedĂ‚Â this morning. Ă‚Â Report (1:15 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Cotton Acreage Declines
The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their planted acreage numbers this morning, and according to Shiela Corley in the Washington D.C. office, cotton numbers for this season are down. Report (2:55 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
AL Livestock Market Report
Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has a rundown of last week’s cattle markets numbers from across Alabama.Ă‚Â Report (:55 mp3) 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 …
FL Cattle Practices Changing for Long-term
Livestock producers are really feeling the pinch when it comes in input costs as prices for fuel, feed, and fertilizer continue to rise. We’ve talked before about how many are having to update their management stratgies, and University of Florida’s Dr. Matt Hersom said many of those changes will need to be more than just temporary. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored …