The Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Program invites producers to take part in a series of free, interactive webinars on their many programs and services. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …
Senate Reaches Agreement on Reduction of Amendments
Senate action on the 2012 Farm Bill has been stymied due to a flood of amendments, some of which were related to farm policy but many others that were not. But the debate seems to be back on track with a bipartisan agreement reached to trim those amendments down. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight …
Florida NAMA Luncheon To Feature Consumer Opinions of Florida Ag
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 Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …
Wildlife BMPs Should Aid Citrus Growers, Official Says
Talk about the eastern diamondback rattlesnake and other critters possibly being named endangered species by the U.S. government has some Florida citrus growers concerned. They fear they could face more regulations if Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Water Wars Flow North to DC This Week
By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 18, 2012……….Combatants in a decades-long water war pitting competing interests from Apalachicola to Atlanta may learn this week whether their battle piques the interest of the nation’s highest court. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to meet Thursday to decide if it wants to wade into a tri-state, …
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. …
Citrus Grower/Packer George Hamner Jr Talks Indian River Citrus
News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! George Hamner Jr., president of Indian River Exchange Packers, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Indian River area growers and packers in the first report. In the second, he explains how the Indian River industry is coping with storms and diseases that …
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 Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To …
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 …
Some Farm Bill Amendments Pertinent to Southeastern Growers
As the Farm Bill continues to inch itself through the Senate, there are a few amendments that have been introduced that are pertinent to our growers here in the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …