VERO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 11, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited a waste-to-energy bioprocessing facility under construction in Florida today to announce that the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 million to spur research into improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of growing biofuel and bioenergy crops. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Alabama State Beef Checkoff Funding Shrinkage Research
Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association and Dr. Darrell Rankins with Auburn University talks about a research effort that’s partially being funded by the 50-cent Alabama state beef checkoff. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy …
Peanut Crop Estimated to be Down 13 Percent
USDA released their August crop estimates this morning and the peanut crop is forecast to be 13% less than last year’s as Tyron Spearman has those numbers along with estimates for this year’s corn, soybean, and cotton crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
Drought the Story for the August Cotton Crop Report
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their August acreage reports this morning and Steve Maliszewski with NASS in Washington D.C. gives us the details on how all this hot and dry weather is affecting the cotton crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That …
Brown Bagging It
School is back in session and in the following reports, former extension nutritionist Diane Lamb, has some great tips on how to make lunchtime fun and nutritious. Think Outside the Brown Bag Download Audio Not Just for Kids Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
Who Will Farm?
Everett Griner explains that the future of agriculture is in capable hands. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming …
Beef Checkoff Constantly Helping Industry
On this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff, we have Hal Phillips from Morriston, Florida who hopes cattle producers realize how important the beef checkoff is to the industry. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …
US Drought Monitor Hits Record in July & Cotton Crop Condition Still Suffering
The US Drought Monitor shows a record amount of the US experienced exceptional drought during the month of July. And USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey gives us an update on how all that the heat and dry conditions are affecting the crop condition for the cotton crop. Drought Monitor Download Audio Cotton Condition Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Breaking Down Peanut Usage Numbers & Dr. Carver Award Winner
Today Tyron Spearman breaks down some of the categories of the recent peanut stocks and processing report along with providing information about this years Dr. George Washington Carver Award winner. Report: Download Audio Award: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …
NCBA Commends Administration for Walking Away From Proposing Burdensome Transportation Regulations
WASHINGTON (Aug. 10, 2011) – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Manager of Legislative Affairs Kent Bacus said the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) made the right decision to walk away from proposing additional transportation regulations on America’s farmers and ranchers. Bacus said that proposing additional regulations would have resulted Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …