Country of origin labeling was part of the 2002 Farm Bill but it has yet to be implemented. Gary Cooper was recently in Washington DC and asked Florida Congressmen Adam Putnam and Allen Boyd about COOL and what they think will happen in the next farm bill with the labeling issue. Putnam Report (1:00 wma) Boyd Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored …
Running Short on Food Animal Vets
The head of APHIS recently talked aboutĂ‚Â a problemĂ‚Â across much of the countryĂ‚Â of fewer and fewer large animal vets as thatĂ‚Â trend continues. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement …
A Look Ahead at Cattle Prices
A Senior Market Analyst with Cattlefax takes a look at what cattle producers can expect when it comes to prices. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary …
Packers Await New Fresh Fruit Shipping Rules
In this report Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper talks with Richard Kinney, spokesman for the Florida Citrus Packers, as everyone waits patiently on the new rules to be released for shipping fresh fruit. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
UF-CREC Plans International Symposium for January 2008
Ernie Neff, Editor of Citrus Industry Magazine, announces in this report that the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center plans for an International Symposium on Precision Agriculture for Fruits & Vegetables January 6-9, 2008 in Orlando. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsoring this news report: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers …
COOL Soon to be a Topic Again
Country of Origin Labeling, according to David Ray with the American meat Institute, is something we will be hearing more and more about in the upcomingĂ‚Â weeks. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports …
The Florida Report for May
Kerry Herndon, owner of Kerry’s Bromeliad Nursery, and Louis E. “Red” Larson, founder of the Larson family’s dairies, will be featured on “The Florida Report” Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 6:30 pm (EDT) on RFD-TV, the cable and satellite network devoted to rural issues and lifestyles. Kerry’s Bromeliad Nursery is one of the largest potted orchid complexes in the world. …
Soil Fumigant Meeting
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to hold a stakeholder meeting in Florida to obtain public input on risk management options for the soil fumigant pesticides chloropicrin, dazomet, metam sodium, metam potassium, and methyl bromide. Farmers are encouraged to attend. The purpose of the meetings is for the Agency to obtain first-hand comments on possible human health risk mitigation options …
House Passes Disaster Aid
The US House of Representatives last week passed a separate appropriations bill dealing with agricultural disaster aid by a vote of 302-120 — enough votes to override a threatened presidential veto. The bill would provide $3.5 billion in agricultural disaster assistance for producers affected by various weather conditions over the past two years. Eligibility is based on whether producers carried …
Golden Plough for Saxby
The American Farm Bureau Federation has honored Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia with the organization’s Golden Plough aware for his commitment to US agriculture. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of …