Registrations are still being accepted for the upcoming Florida NAMA luncheon held in conjunction with the first day of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association summer meeting, Wednesday, July 11, at the Ritz Carlton near Palm Beach. Find program details and registration information by clicking here now! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida …
Florida Governor Saddles Up to ‘Get To Work’ on Williamson Ranch
Okeechobee, Fla. (Governor’s Press Office) – Continuing his focus on job creation and promoting Florida’s agriculture industry, Governor Rick Scott spent his tenth ‘Let’s Get to Work’ Day as a ranch hand with the Williamson Cattle Company in Okeechobee. The multi-generational family operation is managed by the fourth generation of the Williamson family and includes many second and third-generation employees. …
BSE Case Shouldn’t Slow Beef Exports Significantly
U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Dan Halstrom said the recent BSE case in California should not be major impact on U.S. beef exports. Download Audio A complete summary of the April export results is available online. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight with a BSE Update
In this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam provides an update on a USDA confirmed identification earlier this year, of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), in a California dairy cow. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook or Twitter. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Putnam to Speak to Florida Cattlemen’s Convention This Week
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is scheduled to speak to the Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s annual convention, which includes a bull auction, a banquet with guest speaker Baxter Black, the cowboy poet, and Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts …
4th Annual Florida Small Farms Conference Coming Up in July
Gainesville, FL, January 22, 2012: The University of Florida’s (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team are pleased to announce that the fourth annual Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference will be held in Kissimmee, Florida July 27-29. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida …
USDA Dep. Sec. Merrigan in Orlando
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan in Orlando to Highlight MyPlate Anniversary and Obama Administration Efforts to Spur Healthy Food Access USDA, Partners Educate Shoppers at Orlando Caribbean Grocery on Healthy Food Choices ORLANDO, Fla., June 15, 2012 — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today joined local officials, parents, children and partners to celebrate the first anniversary of the MyPlate food icon …
Empty Seats
Everett Griner tells us about an invention that will probably cost farm workers jobs. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida 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 …
Auburn Researcher Appreciates Beef Checkoff
In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff, we hear from Assistant Professor at Auburn University, Christy Bratcher, on how the checkoff has been very instrumental in her research efforts. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Court Rules on Use of Antibiotics in Animal Feeds
A U.S. Magistrate Judge rejected the Food and Drug Administration’s argument that it had addressed the threat from antibiotics and thus ordered them to evaluate the safety risks to human health associated with the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant …