On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about the dire threat citrus greening poses to Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry. More information is available online at Citrus Greening Updates. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook and Twitter. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: Aggressive Marketing Boosts Ag Sales
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about how aggressive marketing under the “Fresh From Florida” branding umbrella has boosted the sales of Florida’s agricultural commodities around the globe. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight on Careers in Agriculture
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about the importance of sparking young people’s interest in agriculture and encouraging them to pursue degrees in ag and related fields. Information and resources are available online by clicking on Careers in Agriculture. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook and Twitter. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Healthier School Lunches
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about the readiness of Florida schools to meet new federal standards for school meals. More information is available online by clicking on Fresh for Florida Kids. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook and Twitter. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: New Marketing Campaign a Success
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about an aggressive new marketing initiative designed to amplify the branding of the state’s agricultural products under the “Fresh From Florida” umbrella. More information is available online by clicking on Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook and Twitter. Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Ag in Review for the Week ending August 02, 2013
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight on Timeshare Resale Scams
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about his department’s participation in a national effort to stop timeshare resale scams. More information is available online by clicking on Timeshare Resale Scams. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook and Twitter. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …
AgNet’s Online News Hits 20,000 Posts Milestone
Here is a note from Southeast AgNet Founder/President Gary Cooper concerning a milestone of our website: This website began archiving daily news reports in the spring of 2006. The posts remain online for those who wish to look back at farm news features in our primary “deep southeast” region of coverage. Website visitors now number in the thousands monthly. Most …
Florida Session a Success for Ag
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about about some positive results for Florida agriculture that came out of the 2013 Legislative Session. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook and Twitter. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Renewable Energy Tax Incentives
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Patrick Sheehan, Director of the Office of Energy at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services talks about three renewable energy tax incentive programs created to assist companies in expanding energy production and creating new jobs for Floridians. All forms of renewable energy in Florida, including biomass, solar energy, geothermal energy, wind energy, ocean …