AgNet’s Ernie Neff recently sat down with Dr Jackie Burns for an interview that turned into these six short features. This Friday Burns will officially become Acting Director of University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center (UF/CREC) at Lake Alfred. At that time Dr Harold Browning vacates the post after 20 years at the Center, the last 12 years …
Trying to Simplify Regulations and Permit Costs for FL Agriculture
Florida Senator Carey Baker, Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Government Appropriations, says Florida farmers and ranchers deserve a break from repetitive and costly duplicative permits and regulations. He says there is legislation on the move to help farmers simplify their regulatory lives. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers …
Costly to Farmers, Hard to Control
Rural crime increases. Everett Griner tells us all about this dilemma today. 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 and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch …
Tax Language In Favor of Abandoned Grove Owners Removing Trees
An issue brewing in Florida citrus country is how to get abandoned citrus grove landowners to push their sick trees out, when they fear losing designated agriculture tax status while they either await new trees to plant or other crops to take their place. Hear comments in this report from Richard Gaskalla, Director of the Florida Dept of Agriculture’s Division …
Browning Heading to Yellowstone – FL Citrus Industry Says Farewell
Thursday night at University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred, industry leaders and growers joined colleagues of Center Director Dr Harold Browning, who leaves his post officially April 10 for new adventures in the Yellowstone region. In the first report below, a sendoff commentary as we here at the network have also enjoyed working with Browning …
FL Citrus Crate Label Show April 18, 2009
WINTER GARDEN (April 3, 2009) — The Florida Citrus Label Collectors’ Association will be hosting a Florida Citrus Crate Label Show on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Winter Garden Heritage Museum from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Museum is located at 1 North Main Street (downtown), in Winter Garden, Florida. The show will feature numerous label collectors with …
FL Farm Bureau’s “Ag Watch” Tallahassee Report April 3, 2009
Here’s this week’s 4-03-09 edition of Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Watch (pdf file) from the FFB Legislative office in Tallahassee. 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 and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
HLB Latest – The Hottest Topic in Citrus
Ernie Neff has this short report from a grower meeting this week in Immokalee, FL. 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 and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …
FL Food Banks: Tax Incentives for Donating Farmers
In this report, Chip Hinton representing the Florida Association of Food Banks says there are new tax advantages available to farmers who provide good but unmarketable produce to programs to feed the needy. E-mail us at jemychip@msn.com, or call him directly at 813-478-1734. You can also learn more about the Florida Association of Food Banks at www.fafb.org Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Vilsack Discusses Food Safety
Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman recently interviewed U S Agriculture Tom Vilsack. From that interview, some of his comments in this report about food safety issues and how the administration views the need for an overhaul of the food safety system he says is antiquated. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers …