Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes information on how the cloudy, wet conditions have affected both cotton and peanut harvest throughout the Southeast. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, …
Agriculture Seen as One Way to Pave Way to Improved U.S./Cuban Relations
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack lead a delegation of U.S. government officials to Cuba last week, to talk with officials there as another step toward better relations with that country. Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, …
Varroa Mites and CCD
The Varroa mite is now accepted as one of the major causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, the mysterious disease that is killing our Honey Bees. Everett Griner talks about the Varroa mite in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Learn more about Honey Bee health and Colony Collapse Disorder. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
University of Florida/IFAS Honors Representative Raburn
The University of Florida/IFAS recently honored Representative Jake Raburn from Hillsborough County as their legislator of the year. UF Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Jack Payne, says Raburn has been a key supporter of IFAS. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …
The Daughter of Peanut Farmers: An Interview with Krysta Harden
USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden was recently profiled by the Female Farmer Project. Deputy Secretary Harden launched the Women in Agriculture Mentoring Network to help women across the country connect with other women leaders in agriculture. Join the conversation by e-mailing agwomenlead@usda.gov. To find out more about the impact women have on agriculture in each state and across the country, …
CCD Again
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) continues to destroy our honeybees and threaten our future. Everett Griner talks about CCD still threatening crops in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …
Florida Faces Second Challenge on ‘Amendment 1’ Spending
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 12, 2015………. A Gainesville-based environmental group has launched a second legal challenge to how lawmakers carried out a constitutional amendment that requires spending on land acquisition and preservation. The Florida Defenders of the Environment wants a Leon County circuit judge to block the Department of Environmental Protection, …
Citrus Growers Turn Out For Florida Senate Ag Committee Meeting
A large contingent of citrus growers and industry leaders were on hand Thursday afternoon as the Florida Senate Agriculture Committee held its scheduled meeting in Sebring. A big topic was the status of HLB research and progress being made against citrus greening disease. At the meeting, Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation fielded questions …
Citrus Industry This Week: Underscreen Planting; Crop Forecast Decreases
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report from one of the first growers planning to grow under screen and an update on the Crop Forecast. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, …
A Veterans Day Note to USDA Employees from Secretary Vilsack
Secretary Vilsack shared his thoughts on Veterans Day with USDA employees, many of whom are veterans themselves: Dear Employees, I’d like to take a moment to honor the men and women of our military. Every day, they confront and triumph over those that threaten our national security in order to keep us safe. America’s veterans embody the values that stand …