We enjoyed our visits among the attendees and exhibitors at the 38th annual Georgia Young Farmers Association (GYFA) convention in Savannah this week. In this post, hear comments from Harry Thompson (mp3) GYFA Executive Secretary, who discusses the GYFA program and history; Doug Kleweno (mp3), USDA Georgia Ag Statistics Service who updates us on the Agriculture Census presently underway; Georgia …
Florida Awards Biofuels Grants
Twelve grants totaling $25 million were awarded this week by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson as part of the state’s “Farm to Fuel†initiative. The proposals were evaluated on a number of factors, including their use of Florida-grown crops or biomass to produce energy, their potential to expand agribusiness in the state, preliminary market research and the efficiency of their …
Melon Fuel
The National Watermelon Association is still working on making fuel from melons. Executive Director Bob Morrissey says they still believe they hope to get test projects going in Florida and Georgia to make ethanol from melons that go to waste each year. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB …
Bio-Energy Promoted in Signed Bill
Tyron Spearman looks at some of the features of the Energy Bill which has already been signed by the President. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
Bronson Talks Biofuels at Ag Expo
Alternative crops for the production of biofuels in Florida was a topic at the Florida Ag Expo last week. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
RFS Rally
House Ag Committee chairman Collin Peterson hosted a rally for supporters of increasing the Renewable Fuels Standard in the Energy Bill on Wednesday. Report (1:00 mp3) Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney talked about what the RFS could mean for Florida’s agriculture and economy. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB …
Ethanol Education
Laura McNamara recently attended an educational event about ethanol sponsored by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council and she used the opportunity to create a six part series about the farm-based fuel. Report 1 (1:00 mp3) Report 2 (1:00 mp3) Report 3 (1:00 mp3) Report 4 (1:00 mp3) Report 5 (1:00 mp3) Report 6 (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
More Support for 2025
More and more states have joined those from our area in signing on to support the 2025 renewable energy goal. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
FL Offering Bio-Energy Grants
The state of Florida is now accepting applications for grants through the Farm to Fuel Program. Â Report (:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
More on Florida’s Farm to Fuel Summit
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the recent Farm to Fuel Summit. Report (1:00 mp3) More information about this year’s event, including links to each speaker’s presentation, can be found on the web at http://www.floridafarmtofuel.com/summit_2007.htm. General information about Florida’s Farm to Fuel program can be found at http://www.floridafarmtofuel.com/ Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober …