While crop insurance has done quite a bit to fill the need for a strong safety net for row crop farmers, specialty crop farmers often do not have that option. But at a recent House Agriculture Committee hearing, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explained that they are making strides to change that. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Advanced Citrus System Harms Diaprepes-fighting Nematode
University of Florida researcher Larry Duncan says an advanced citrus production system can adversely impact nematodes that battle Diaprepes root weevil. However, he notes that the advanced system has much promise for getting groves into production fast in the face of HLB. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click …
Citrus Researcher Has Black Spot Update
University of Florida scientist Megan Dewdney provides an update on the incidence and control of citrus black spot. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
Florida Commissioner’s Ag-Environmental Leadership Award Nominations
Nominations for the Commissioner’s Ag-Environmental Leadership Award are now open through May 1, 2013. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research …
Ag Secretary Addresses Florida’s Citrus Industry and HLB
HLB, or greening disease, was one of the topics U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack discussed during his keynote address at the Commodity Classic in Florida last week. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
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There are new trade packs now in effect. Everett Griner tells us about them. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research …
Florida NRCS Reminds Hispanic and Women Farmers of Deadline
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants to remind Hispanic and Women farmers and ranchers about the upcoming deadline to file a claim. Lillian Salerno, Acting Administrator for USDA’s Rural Business Services Agency says that any Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades have until March 25 to file. Download Audio …
A to Z in March Citrus Industry Magazine
From alternaria to zinc, the March issue of Citrus Industry magazine spans the citrus alphabet. Between the a and z is information on Diaprepes root weevil, fungal diseases and more. Editor Ernie Neff has details. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Citrus Grower Expresses Optimism in Spite of Problems
Bartow citrus grower Jim Ellis says there is cause for the citrus industry to have optimism in spite of very heavy fruit drop and other issues. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of Florida TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Monsanto Now Searching for Next Farm Mom of the Year
Nominations for Farm Mom of the Year are now open and can be completed online until April 23rd. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle …