More information about the Medfly outbreak in Palm Beach County, including the numbers found and control measures being taken, are offered by Denise Feiber, spokesperson for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Plant Industry. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response …
Mediterranean Fruit Flies Found in Palm Beach County
TALLAHASSEE — During routine fruit fly monitoring, a trap containing suspect Mediterranean fruit flies was collected in the 6600 block of N.E. Seventh Avenue in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, by a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspector, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today. The find was later confirmed to be wild Mediterranean fruit flies by …
FL Ag Commissioner Bronson: Drill Backers Misled on Safety
(News Service of Florida): Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson said he still feels the nation’s energy supply needs oil, but said he and others who had pushed for new drilling were misled about the likelihood of a spill like the one currently threatening the Gulf Coast. “I was one of the ones who said we ought to be looking at drilling …
FCC Chair: Citrus Research, Marketing Both Vital
New Citrus Commission Chairman George Streetman says that marketing and research will both be commission priorities under his chairmanship. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of …
Farm Bill II
Everett Griner continues his explanation on this farm bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026
Researchers Seek Faster Citrus Disease Detection
A June Citrus Industry magazine article tells about University of Florida research into quicker disease detection methods; faster disease detection would be especially helpful as the industry battles citrus greening disease. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Office of Ag Water Policy
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Office of Ag Water Policy, which was established to facilitate communications among federal, state, local agencies, and the agricultural industry on water quantity and water quality issues involving agriculture; and to help Florida farmers maintain access to sufficient water supplies. More information is …
Citrus Crop Forecasts Raised For Oranges, Grapefruit
The USDA late last week slightly increased the 2009-10 season production forecasts for Florida oranges and grapefruit. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United …
Gunter: Fully-Funded Citrus Research Panel Will Solve HLB
Citrus Research and Development Foundation Chief Operating Officer Dan Gunter says the Citrus Commission’s recent decision to make up for his group’s budget shortfall will help researchers find an HLB solution. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Farm Bill
This next farm bill will be tough and Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …