Subcommittee Examines Growing Farm Financial Pressures

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Subcommittee Hears about Farm Financial Pressures On Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing on the growing financial pressures faced by U.S. farmers and ranchers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Volunteers Conserve Natural Resources in Florida

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The Earth Team is USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service volunteer workforce that is making a difference in every county in the nation. NRCS works with private landowners to improve soil quality, conserve water, improve air quality and enhance wildlife habitat. And NRCS in Florida honors its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® …

April Citrus Crop Forecast Sees Change in Valencias

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

Mark Hudson, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service in Washington, D.C., delivered the April citrus crop forecast. He reported a 14 percent increase in Valencia oranges for Florida, rising from 35 million boxes in March to 40 million boxes this month. The other change for Florida was a 3 percent decrease in tangelos, dipping from 400,000 to …

House Agriculture Committee announces hearing series examining growing pressure in rural America

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From the House Committee on Agriculture: House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) announced today that the committee will begin a series of hearings titled Focus on the Farm Economy. Each of the six subcommittees will examine growing pressure in rural America from the perspective of the subcommittee. The first hearing in the series—Focus on the Farm Economy: Growing …

New Research Reveals the Cost-Cutting and Survival Strategies of Farmers

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A new research study conducted in February by Millennium Research and commissioned by J.L.Farmakis, Inc., shows the extent to which growers are reacting to low commodity prices. Bill Farmakis, president of J.L. Farmakis, Inc., explains what the Farmer Speaks Study is all about. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

Citrus Researcher: Use All Tools to Cope with HLB

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Citrus growers should use all tools available to cope with HLB, University of Florida genetics researcher Jude Grosser suggests. He says growers who combine psyllid control, good nutrition, proper rootstock and scion selection and other practices have a good chance of maintaining yields. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

Why Lemons Could Join Florida’s Citrus Industry

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

The Florida citrus industry has always consisted of oranges, grapefruit and mandarins. University of Florida genetics researcher Fred Gmitter suggests that lemons could join Florida’s citrus industry. He offers several reasons, including the fact that lemons are very HLB tolerant and could give struggling processing plants more fruit to run. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

Scott Signs ‘Legacy Florida’ for Everglades, Springs

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FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 7, 2016………. Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a bill known as “Legacy Florida” that opens a tap of cash to help restore the Everglades, the state’s natural springs and Lake Apopka. The measure (HB 989), which was a priority of legislative leaders and had the support …

Feed a Bee Program Helping Pollinators

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Bayer is gearing up to make a significant impact on pollinator health in 2016 by planting more forage and spreading the word about the importance of pollinators through their Feed a Bee program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024