There is a new type of crop insurance product being tested in California that should be of interest to other fruit and vegetable producers around the country, even though it may not be fine-tuned and available for other states or crops for at least a couple more years. Rod Bain of USDA Radio News offers more details in this report. …
Chambliss Believes Clean Water Restoration Act is Unnecessary
With everyone watching the House with the passing of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Senate has been moving the Clean Water Restoration Act through the motions. And Senator Saxby Chambliss encourages producers to take notice. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in …
Southeast Beef Bytes8
It’s been fun the past few weeks talking with cattle producers from across the Southeast about the beef checkoff and how it’s affected their operations, but this is the last week of our 8-week series, “Southeast Beef Bytes”, funded by the National Beef Checkoff. This week we are talking with Jerry Nelson of Meridian, Mississippi who said the checkoff is …
Can You Dig It?
Home gardening is bigger than we thought. Today Everett Griner explains. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd …
Gardening Workshops
This summer USDA is conducting Gardening Workshops at the People’s Garden in Washington DC. Leslie Burks with NRCS says that their goal is to help people realize that growing a garden may be easier than they think. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember …
Ag In Review for July 6, 2009
In this weeks podcast, we Senator Saxby Chambliss speaks on the Clean Water Restoration Act and The National Cattleman’s Beef Association talks about the importance of environmental issues. To hear Florida’s weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast . Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in …
Can It Be?
Americans are preserving their own food. Everett Griner tells us all about it. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless …
Climate Change Hits Senate
With a tight climate change vote in the House, Senate Democratic leaders are moving forward with their own legislation early this week with intentions to mark up a bill before the August recess. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida …
NCC Chairman Testified on USDA Rules
National Cotton Board Chairman Jay Hardwick testified that the farm law’s changes on payment limitations and eligibility provisions were the most significant and far-reaching in more than two decades. He said producers face an enormous challenge trying to understand those changes and also are dealing with additional uncertainty caused by regulations that over-reached and guidelines and forms that seem to …
Importance of Pollinators
Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief, Dave White says public education about the importance of pollinators to American Agriculture and our nation’s food supply is key in preventing populations of bees, butterflies and other natural pollinators from dwindling. AL: FL: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers …