U.S. orange juice futures surged to their highest levels in decades Tuesday on news reports that the Food and Drug Administration told orange juice manufacturers that it would step up testing for a fungicide that was apparently detected at low levels in some orange juice. The fungicide is used in Brazil but is not authorized for use in the United …
Budget is Top of Mind at Start of FL Legislative Session
Florida’s 2012 Session has officially started and Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper was in Tallahassee to cover opening day. 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 …
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 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 …
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 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 …
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 Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …
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 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 …
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 …