From Florida Agriculture in the Classroom: GAINESVILLE – The 12th annual Florida Agriculture Literacy Day is scheduled for Tuesday April 21, 2015, and a new non-fiction children’s book developed for it will highlight Florida’s livestock and poultry industries. The book, the title of which is ‘Drive Through Florida: Livestock and Poultry,’ features an animated red truck named ‘Ole Red’ that …
Conserve Florida: This Earth Day, We Salute the Soil
From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: Eighty years ago, on April 14, 1935, an ominous wall of blowing sand and dust swept across the Great Plains. This day is known in history as Black Sunday. During the 1930s, the Dust Bowl days were a period during which huge dust storms ravaged the Midwest because of years of overplanting, …
Putnam Discusses Amendment 1 and HLB
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam answers questions about Amendment 1 and HLB; he addressed both at a Florida Land Conference near Orlando on Friday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Broker Sees Consolidation of Florida Citrus
Dean Saunders, owner of Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate in Lakeland, discusses consolidation of the Florida citrus industry. His firm hosted a Florida Land Conference near Orlando on Friday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Citrus Land Sales Prices and Trends Reported
Actual Florida citrus land sales in 2014 were listed in a report delivered to almost 300 landowners, including citrus growers, at the Florida Land Conference near Orlando on Friday. The conference was sponsored by Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate (CBCSRE) in Lakeland. CBCSRE agent Jeff Cusson discusses East Coast trends and prices in the first report. CBCSRE’s Richard Dempsey …
Florida Lawmakers Discuss Tax Cuts
With just a few weeks left to the 2015 Florida Legislative session, lawmakers this past week dealt with sales tax issues. Sam Ard, director of governmental affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend …
USDA Official Discusses Trade in Tallahassee
USDA officials have been on the road this year meeting with agricultural stakeholders around the country to talk about the importance of Trade Promotion Authority for the president in expanding international markets for U.S. products. USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor was in Florida recently and stopped in Tallahassee. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator …
Commissioner Putnam Announces Record $4.2 Billion ‘Fresh From Florida’ International Sales in 2014
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that international exports of “Fresh From Florida” products increased last year to $4.2 billion, an all-time record. This is the third year in a row that Florida exports have Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember …
Statement by Commissioner Putnam on Updated Citrus Forecast for 2015
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on an updated 2015 citrus forecast for Florida, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam released this statement: “The updated citrus forecast of 102 million boxes is holding steady, but the future of Florida’s iconic citrus industry continues to be threatened by citrus greening. The Florida Department of …
Steam Thermotherapy Holds Promise for HLB-Infected Citrus
University of Florida scientist Reza Ehsani discusses the use of steam thermotherapy for HLB-infected citrus trees. He talks about times and durations for treatment, ways to get started, and tips for doing steam therapy right. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role …