USDA Announces Southeast Office Closings

USDA has announced they will be closing some offices, facilities and labs across the country, and Tyron Spearman reports which offices that includes in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical …

Fresh Florida Citrus Shipments Up Through End Of Holidays

Florida’s fresh citrus packinghouses shipped more fruit through the crucial holiday season this year than in recent years. Citrus Administrative Committee Manager Duke Chadwell has the numbers and tells why he thinks they were up. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Safer Foods

Today Everett Griner tells us why food in the U.S. is the safest in the world. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …

A Pretty Picture of Agriculture

Teresa Scanlan’s reign of Miss America will come to an end Thursday, January 12, but over this past year the youngest Miss America to date has used her platform to talk about food and agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay …

FL Growers Survive First Cold Snap of Season

Florida growers can breathe a sigh of relief as USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says for the most part, their crops survived the first big freeze of the season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical …

EPA Committee Completes Report on Agricultural Issues

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) federal advisory committee on agricultural issues, the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC), has submitted its report to the agency on agricultural and water quality issues. The report offers recommendations on the most effective approaches for dealing with water quality issues related to agricultural production and improving water quality across the …

Citrus Exhibit, Label Show Running In Downtown Lakeland

A citrus exhibit and label show kicking off the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame’s 50th anniversary celebration has begun a several weeks’ run in Lakeland. Hall of Fame Executive Director Brenda Eubanks Burnette tells about the free event in this report. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions …

Citrus Extension Agent Has Post-Freeze Tips For Insurance & Groves

Southwest Florida area citrus Extension agent Mongi Zekri offers some post-freeze tips for citrus growers about making claims for crop insurance, and about grove practices after a freeze. He says documentation is important for crop insurance claims, and discusses harvesting, pruning and irrigation issues. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 …

Mutual Reports On Second Night of Florida Citrus Freeze

Florida Citrus Mutual spokesman Andrew Meadows says a second night of freeze on Wednesday night-Thursday morning was “by no means catastrophic” but that the large grower trade association does expect some impact. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Citrus Industry eNews: Freeze Reports; OJ Plant Expands; CRDF Direction

If you would like to receive this eNews directly via e-mail, please subscribe here. Citrus Industry eNews Exclusive sponsor: Special Rebate Offer Jan. 1-May 31, 2012 WEATHER WATCH Mutual: Florida Citrus Came Through Freeze In Pretty Good Shape Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant …