TIFTON, Ga.– More than 1,600 producers were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 35th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Jan. 20, 2011, at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Ga. The show is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission in cooperation with the University of Georgia. The Georgia Peanut Commission presented the Outstanding Georgia …
Health Bill Repeal Would Hurt Rural America
There are some in Congress who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act that passed last year, but when it comes to health care, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told me this morning it’s tough to take rural America and farm country forward if some folks want to take us backwards. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable …
Ag Calendar
Today Tyron Spearman looks at a couple of events coming up next week that may interest many growers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In …
UF College of Agriculture Has Good Interns Anxious to Work!
Anne Marie Mattison from University of Florida’s College of Agriculture, Food & Resource Economics Department attended the recent winter joint luncheon of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association and Florida Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association, where she and students presented the progress of the GATOR NAMA club and invited Florida agribusinesses to consider interns for work in their operations. …
GA Peanut Farm Show is Thursday
The 35th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show is this Thursday, January 20th, at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia and in a new event this year, in cooperation with the American Red Cross, is a blood drive. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well …
Comment Period Open on Nutritional Standards
USDA is proposing new rules for what is served in the school lunch program as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers …
Uncertain Future
Everett Griner tells us how farm programs are facing certain changes. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle …
Growers Invited to Peanut Farm Show
Growers across the Southeast are invited to attend the 35th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show this coming Thursday, Jan. 20th at the Albany Civic Center. Tyron Spearman has more including information about something new at this year’s event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well …
New Proposal for School Nutrition Standards
USDA has published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to update the nutrition standards that would require schools to offer more fruits, vegetables and whole grains as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the idea of the new standards is to offer more balance. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida …
FFAA Considers Joining Lawsuit Over New EPA Water Criteria
Members of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) gathered in St. Petersburg this week for their winter meeting, and among many topics discussed, the pending lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its proposed implementation of new numeric nutrient criteria for water bodies. In this report, hear FFAA President Mary Hartney explain actions FFAA is considering on the …