New efforts have been announced to bring the StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity to Alabama, and Alabama NRCS State Conservationist Dr. Bill Puckett says that the initiative will require working with partners at all levels. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight on FL Ag in the Classroom
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, talks about how the Florida Agriculture in the Classroom program develops and trains teachers through workshops and materials, which they in turn use to educate students about the importance of agriculture. Florida Ag in the Classroom is funded by sales of the specialty agricultural license plate known as the …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market numbers for the week ending May 3rd, put together by the Livestock Market News Service in both states. AL: Download Audio GA: 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 …
Farm Bill Markup News and Argentina Peanut Crop Update
The farm bill is back in the news again as markups are being discussed. Tyron Spearman has the latest along with an update on the Argentina peanut crop. Farm Bill: Download Audio Argentina: 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 …
Florida Legislature Approves Citrus Research Funding
From Florida Citrus Mutual: LAKELAND, Fla. (May 3, 2013) – The state Legislature today agreed to fund $9.5 million in research related activities to combat a terrifying disease known as HLB, or citrus greening, that threatens to wipe out Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry and its 76,000 jobs. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Creating Foods That Help Solve Health Concerns
Research is working to discover just how your body processes nutrients in order to test the efficacy of functional foods and develop foods that help solve some health concerns people face today. 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 …
EPA Continues to Release Producers’ Personal Information
WASHINGTON (May 2, 2013) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is appalled to learn that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to illegally release information on cattle operations to the activist groups Earth Justice, the Pew Charitable Trust and the Natural Resources Defense Council. In this latest action, the agency again admitted Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …
Rules Being Developed on Livestock Antibiotic Use
The Agriculture Secretary has reported movement concerning livestock antibiotic rules, as Gary Crawford has the details. 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, 2026
Alabama Launches StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
Over 100 people packed into a tent under cloudy, drizzly conditions Thursday afternoon for the announcement of the StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity in Alabama at the AL Hooks Produce farm near Shorter. The primary goal of the StrikeForce initiative is to increase partnership with rural communities and leverage community resources in targeted, persistent poverty areas. Speakers at the …
Overachieving Bioenergy Yeast for Ethanol Production
USDA researchers have developed a new strain of yeast that could help streamline cellulosic ethanol costs and 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 Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, …