In the following report, we have Senator Wilton Simpson with an update on a couple of bills currently working their way through the Florida Legislature. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
April’s Cotton Outlook Highlights
April’s Cotton Outlook reveals some fairly significant changes as USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board chair Gerry Bange gives us the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Friends of IFAS Encouraged to Contact Congressman Regarding Budget
IFAS stakeholders are encouraged to lobby their representatives and senators, specifically House Subcommittee Agriculture Appropriations member, Congressman Tom Rooney, regarding the proposed FY 2014 budget. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Peanut Short Course is Tuesday
A peanut seed short course will be held next Tuesday as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Food Labeling
If someone tells you that their crop was “organic ” would you know what they mean? Everett Griner discusses “organic” today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Trying to Decide How Many Peanuts to Plant
While USDA did make their recent predictions as to how many acres of each crop could be planted this year, Tyron Spearman reports today there are still many farmers wondering how many peanuts they should be putting in the ground this spring. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …
Ag Secretary Explains USDA’s Proposed 2014 Budget
The proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget for USDA has been released as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack gives us a few highlights of the plan which includes less funding than this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Peanut Exports to China are Slowing
For the past few weeks a lot of peanuts from last year’s big crop here in the U.S. have been heading to China, but Tyron Spearman reports today that flow is starting to slow down. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
NCGA Reaffirms Strong Support of RFS in Light of Renewed Attacks
Here’s a release from the National Corn Growers Association: Today, a group of House members introduced legislation calling for changes to the renewable fuel standard. Led by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the legislation, called the “RFS Reform Act,” would eliminate the corn-based ethanol requirements and would cap the amount of ethanol that can be blended into conventional gasoline at 10 …
Reform Biofuels Mandate, Pork, Beef Urge Congress
Here’s a release from the National Pork Producers Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 11, 2013) – Following an announcement by House lawmakers that they will introduce legislation to address issues with the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) urged Congress to reform the biofuels …