Fish farming is continuing to expand. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio
Fresh from Florida Products Available for Thanksgiving Feast
Florida Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam is encouraging consumers looking for fresh products of the highest quality this Thanksgiving to look for the Fresh From Florida brand. Download Audio
Share the Road
Everett Griner tells us how farm safety on the highways is being promoted. Download Audio
County Fair
The County Fair is not what it used to be. Everett Griner tells us how it has changed rural social life. Download Audio
Climate Questions
Everett Griner studies the climate and how science is nowhere near in agreement. Download Audio
Putnam Continues Push for Statewide Water Policy
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 20, 2013 Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam continues to push for lawmakers to remember that South Florida isn’t the only part of the state where water quality and quantity have become dire issues. “There is an extraordinary bias to the south at the expense of the springs and Apalachicola Bay,” Putnam …
New Farmers
There are those which choose hard work over comfort. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio
Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen departs from USDA
WASHINGTON, November 15, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Agriculture Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen today made the following statements on Under Secretary Hagen’s departure from USDA: Statement from Under Secretary Hagen “Today I am announcing that I will be embarking in mid-December on a new challenge in the private sector. I am grateful to Secretary Vilsack for the opportunity …
$15.7 Million for Gulf Restoration Projects Announced in Florida
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has announced $15.7 million for six Florida projects that address high priority conservation needs. Among the projects is $4.18 million dollars towards Apalachicola Bay Oyster restoration and research. Download Audio
Farm Bill at Top of President’s Idea List – Immigration Reform Second
In Specialty Crop News from the Southeast AgNet, Well in a recent speech regarding the economy given in New Orleans – The farm bill is on the top of the list of things President Barack Obama believes Republicans and Democrats can join together to do to make progress in the area of business growth and job creation. Download Audio