Accepting County Committee Candidates

The process of accepting candidates to serve on Farm Service Agency County Committee’s is underway, as Tyron Spearman reminds producers how long you have to take part in this through your local FSA office. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …

Unnoticed Anniversary

It has been 75 years since R.E.A. was established. Everett Griner talks about some of the changes made. Download Audio 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 and UF-IFASApril 17, …

DuPont Coragen Aids in Insect Control Without Harming Beneficials

Thanks to a newly expanded crop label, more producers are now able to use the insect control of DuPont Coragen. And Lars Swanson, portfolio manager for Rynaxypyr products, says that this new mode of action will provide a key solution for growers who are looking for tools to manage and prevent resistance from insects without harming beneficials. Download Audio Sponsored …

FL NRCS Reminds Producers of CSP Deadline

For those interested in the Conservation Stewardship Program, Florida NRCS State Conservationist, Carlos Suarez, says the deadline for 2010 funding is coming up on Friday, June 25. Download Audio 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 …

Unknown Population of Pollinators Found in the Desert

As National Pollinator Week wraps up, we have a report about a finding of honeybees in the African Desert that have been isolated for the last 10,000 years. Download Audio News post sponsor: AGROTAIN® controls nitrogen loss for higher yields. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Emergency Loans Available & Senate to Hold Farm Bill Hearing

There are still emergency loans available for growers in certain areas, as Tyron Spearman has information on what’s available along with a reminder about an upcoming farm bill hearing. Loans: Download Audio Hearing: Download Audio 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 …

Organic Protection

Questions about organic grown. There are cheaters and Everett Griner tells us who is watching them more. Download Audio 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 and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …

NRCS Encourages Producers to Look into the New CSP

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to encourage producers who have not yet signed up for the Conservation Stewardship Program to take another look at the program. As NRCS Chief Dave White says their have been many changes made to make the program more farmer friendly. Download Audio The deadline for 2010 funding for CSP is Friday, June 25, 2010. …

No Ban on Peanuts

It was announced today that there will not be a ban of peanuts on airlines anytime soon, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio 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 …

Cost of Cuts at Land Grant Universities – A Guest Column

This article is by Mark R. McLellan, Dean for Research, University of Florida/IFAS With the deepest recession since the 1930s, the decline in tax revenues, and the growing demand for emergency public services for unemployed workers and their families, state government budgets are in crisis. Not surprisingly, many states are freezing or even cutting their funding for some of the …