The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) reports sales of under 40-horsepower tractors jumped 23 percent in October compared to last year, representing an eight percent increase for the year. Download 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 …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: Thanksgiving 2015
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam has a special message about how we all should be grateful for the farmers and ranchers who provide us with the meals we take for granted nearly every other day of the year. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Discover more …
State of the Indian River Citrus Crop
Executive director of the Indian River Citrus League, Doug Bournique, tells us how the citrus crop is doing in his region. 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 …
Lower Farm Incomes Expected
Prospects for farm income this year are turning out to be a bit dimmer than had been predicted. The original forecast for income this year was $73.6 billion, then it dropped to 58.3 billion, and now it’s down to about $56 billion. Download Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Citrus Industry This Week: Greening-Resistant Trees; HLB Dialog
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes information about new research developments from the University of Florida on HLB and a letter to the Citrus Industry editor from Bill Castle. 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 …
Issues Facing the Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Industry
The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association held their fall conference and tradeshow last week. During the networking sessions, growers sat down and discussed some of the issues facing the produce industry in Alabama. We talked with James Miles, an Alabama regional extension agent for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, who says the number one issue facing all horticulture crops …
Southeast AgNet This Week: More Support for Conservation Easements; Proposed Cottonseed Program
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes information on funds that are available for landowners wishing to protect various land types, as well as an interview about a proposed cottonseed program. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Florida Producers Reminded about ACEP Signup
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida hopes landowners across the state will apply for funding through the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP), which is designed to help protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
A Letter to the Editor from Bill Castle: HLB Dialog Needed
A Letter to the Editor, Citrus Industry magazine By Bill Castle, University of Florida professor emeritus “Desperate times require desperate measures” is a quote from no less a person than Hippocrates. With regard to the citrus industry, HLB and 74 million boxes, are these desperate times? I think most people would agree. Looking around our industry, virtually everyone is engaged …
Florida Governor Asks for $8.5 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Gov. Rick Scott, in his proposed budget for next fiscal year, matched the $8.5 million that Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has requested to fight a disease causing massive problems in the citrus industry. The $8.5 million, included in a budget proposal Scott released Monday, would go toward stopping the spread of “citrus greening.” State …