The Jan. 12 USDA crop forecast likely won’t show the full extent of damage from December freezes. More will be learned from a special Jan. 18 freeze damage report and the Feb. 9 crop forecast, says Candi Erick, USDA Agricultural Statistics Administrator for Florida. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists …
Adam Putnam Sworn in as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture
TALLAHASSEE — Today, at a ceremony held at Florida’s Old Capitol, Adam Putnam was sworn in as Florida’s eleventh Commissioner of Agriculture. The ceremony also featured the swearing in of Rick Scott as Governor, Jennifer Carroll as Lieutenant Governor, Pam Bondi as Attorney General and Jeff Atwater as Chief Financial Officer. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Time will Tell How Bad Freezes Affected Citrus and Sugarcane Crops
Gene McAvoy with the Hendry County Extension gives us an update on how the three freezes and now warm-up will affect the citrus and sugarcane crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
Ideas for Citrus Peels
During this prime citrus season, we have some ideas to make use of all of those discarded peels that will be good for the environment and your nose alike. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Grove Care Following Citrus Freeze And La Niña Discussed
Multi-county citrus Extension agent Chris Oswalt tells what many growers have already done, and can do, to help their groves in the weeks following freezes like the ones that hit Florida’s citrus belt in December. In these excerpts from an interview with Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff, Oswalt also discusses the La Niña weather pattern that many had predicted would cause …
Department of Citrus Executive Discusses OJ Sales Declines
Florida Department of Citrus Deputy Executive Director Bob Norberg in these reports provides the latest domestic orange juice sales figures, tells why sales continue to decline, and says new commercials could move more OJ. Download Audio Download Audio Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Citrus Scientist: Why Nutrients Work On HLB-Infected Trees
University of Florida researcher Arnold Schumann in these reports says foliar nutrients can definitely keep HLB-infected trees productive, tells why, and says they may even work for a relatively long time. Download Audio Download Audio Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …
Old Iron
Old farm machines don’t just sit and rust away. Everett Griner tells us that there are people out there looking for this equipment to give it new life. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Extended Trucking Reg Easing Aids Citrus Industry Post-Freeze
The citrus industry’s post-freeze salvage operations will be boosted by extension of an order easing state trucking restrictions. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
FL Extends Emergency Order to Transport Freeze-Vulnerable Crops
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that the Executive Order relaxing trucking restrictions so that farmers can transport freeze-vulnerable crops has been extended. The order, which was set to expire on December 31, has been extended for an additional seven days. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …