The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management recently held a hearing on the growing financial pressures faced by U.S. farmers and ranchers. Top farm leaders and experts testifying painted a grim picture of the farm economy on plummeting farm prices and income. One of those was American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, who told …
Financial Assistance Helps Florida Nursery Owners Save Water
Application deadline for financial assistance May 20 From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: GAINESVILLE, Fla., April 15, 2016 — Nursery owners in Lake, Seminole, Orange, Osceola, Polk and Volusia counties can apply until May 20 for financial and technical assistance to install water conservation practices through a special sign-up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), administered by …
Bactericide Trials
Growers should conduct bactericide trials Multiple meetings have been held across the state to discuss the three bactericides made available to citrus growers by the crisis declaration issued by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam. Growers have many concerns surrounding these products, such as efficacy rates and economic viability. University of Florida Associate Professor and Extension Specialist Megan Dewdney cautions …
Citrus Industry This Week: Crop Forecast Update; Lemons in Florida?
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes an update from the latest citrus crop forecast and information on lemons potentially joining Florida’s citrus industry. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Citrus Researcher Discusses Tolerance and Resistance to HLB
University of Florida citrus researcher Jude Grosser provides an update on tolerance to HLB by some citrus varieties. He also discusses the quest for resistance to HLB. Many consider resistant varieties and rootstocks to be the ultimate solution to the disease that has devastated Florida’s citrus crop and trees for more than a decade. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Subcommittee Examines Growing Farm Financial Pressures
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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers …
Volunteers Conserve Natural Resources in Florida
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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
April Citrus Crop Forecast Sees Change in Valencias
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 …
Latest Numbers Show Export Pace Still Lagging
The value and volumes of U.S. agricultural exports continue to lag behind last year’s pace. Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research …
House Agriculture Committee announces hearing series examining growing pressure in rural America
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 …