In our weekly “BQA Quality Report” brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs, we have Leo Hollinger from Camden, Alabama who said being BQA certified means a lot as these cattle are bringing a premium. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting BQA.org Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, …
Growers Encouraged to Attend Southern Cotton Growers Meeting in ATL
Southern Cotton Growers Association president Mike Tate encourages growers to make the short trip to Atlanta for their annual meeting this week and Association chairman Allen McLaurin says one of the topics sure to be discussed will be the Farm Bill. Download Audio The meeting is in Atlanta at the JW Marriott in Buckhead and will run through Saturday the …
Carson Futch on Citrus Harvesting and Growing Issues
Carson Futch, chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission’s Citrus Harvesting Research Advisory Council, discusses the delay in getting an abscission chemical, the harvesting labor situation and other harvesting issues. Futch, a grower, also discusses disappointing yield, fruit drop and pricing this season. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here …
Job Opportunities
Farming is still a career challenge. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida 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 …
Citrus Research Funding Update
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks tells the Citrus Research and Development Foundation Tuesday that while an effort to obtain federal research funding from tariffs is “geared down a bit,” hope flourishes for state research dollars. Download Audio This citrus news post sponsored by: Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free 1-800-432-4156 Click here to contact Farm Credit of …
DFA Reaches Settlement in Southeast Lawsuit
Here’s a release from the Dairy Farmers of America: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 22, 2013) – Today, Dairy Farmers of America’s Board of Directors and management announced the Cooperative has reached a settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit against DFA in the southeastern United States. Trial for the suit was scheduled to begin this month. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Preventing Harmful Bacteria from Lurking in the Kitchen
Sponges and dish towels can harbor dangerous bacteria. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida 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, 2026
FL Landscape Presents Unique Conservation Challenges
Roney Gutierrez, acting state conservationist for the Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service, says he is familiar with the unique challenges associated with Florida agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman …
Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs More Attracted to Black Pyramid Traps
USDA researchers continue to search for ways to control the brown marmorated stink bug, and have found that the invasive pest were more attracted to baited black pyramid traps than other designs. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle …
Beef Checkoff Meetings Open to All
The 2013 Cattle Industry Convention will be held in Tampa, Florida February 6-9 and the Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes wants producers to know that all of the beef checkoff meetings are open to every person who pays the checkoff. Download Audio If you can’t attend the meetings the latest updates will be available on the MyBeefCheckoff Meeting blog. Sponsored …