Approval to Manufacture Fruit Pearls for Schools

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, Fruits, Specialty Crops

Fruit pearls could be coming to your neighborhood school. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

Citrus Grower Summarizes Fruit and Tree Conditions

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Polk County citrus grower and caretaker Vic Story compares fruit and tree conditions in the current season to a year earlier. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable …

Florida House Passes Private Property Rights Bill

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops

This morning, the Florida House passed Bill 383, the Private Property Rights Bill. Katie Edwards, who represents House District 98, says she is pleased this historic piece of legislation was passed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for …

House Ways and Means Committee Passes TPA Legislation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops

Thursday evening the House Ways and Means Committee passed Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation (H.R. 1890) by a bi-partisan vote of 25 to 13. This follows TPA passage by the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday by a vote of 20-6. TPA would establish congressional trade Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR …

Mutual Reacts to Citrus Growers’ Concerns

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks and President Larry Black react to grower concerns – including HLB and low prices for fruit – expressed at Mutual’s area meeting Thursday in Bartow. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for …

Citrus Grower Expresses Concerns at Mutual Meeting

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

At Thursday’s Florida Citrus Mutual area meeting in Bartow, citrus grower Kenny DeVane expressed concerns about the prices offered for fruit in the face of all the problems growers are experiencing. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for …

USDA Announces Partnerships with Farmers and Ranchers to Address Climate Change

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Dairy, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: EAST LANSING, Mich., April 23, 2015 — In a speech today at Michigan State University, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out a comprehensive approach to partner with agricultural producers to address the threat of climate change. Building on the creation of USDA’s Climate Hubs last year, the new initiatives will utilize voluntary, incentive-based conservation, …

Canadian Stores Promoting “Fresh From Florida” Fruits, Veggies

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, Fruits, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced a new promotional campaign to increase Florida agriculture’s presence in Canada this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable …

Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Nutrition Keys; Grower on Land Values

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes the “four Rs” of citrus nutrition and a grower’s viewpoint on land values. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR …

Soil Makes the World Go Around – Earth Day 2015

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

By Melissa Blair, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Zone 3 Public Affairs Specialist: Soil is such an important and integral part of our daily lives that most folks don’t even think about it. Often referred to as “dirt,” which is just displaced soil. Soil is critical for all forms of life. Soil is the basis of all ecosystems from the …