Visitors at this week’s Sunbelt AgExpo have been able to enjoy Valley Irrigation’s new building here on the grounds. And I was able to talk with Product Manager Wade Sikkink about the new exhibit and some of the new technologies they offer growers, including their new DropSpan option. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida …
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Fuel costs will remain high, no matter what. 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 …
Food Show In Saudi Arabia Includes ‘Fresh From Florida’ Promotion
When Parke Wright stopped by the Southeast AgNet exhibit during Citrus Expo 2012 in August, he explained his connections with a big food show exhibition in Saudi Arabia, where he has developed many contacts in business and government. In recent days we received these photos from Parke (wearing the cowboy hat) as he worked a “Fresh From Florida” exhibit there. …
Putnam Proud of Recognition of FL Dairyman
Florida Dairyman Dale Mclellan was named the 2012 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year here at the Sunbelt Ag Expo. An honor that Florida Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam says is well deserved. 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, …
Major Meat and Poultry Company to Implement Farm Audits
A new audit program called FarmCheck is being implemented by Tyson Foods and is aimed at confirming how animals are treated at livestock and poultry farms that supply the company. 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 …
Eastern Forest Have More Invasive Issues than West
Roughly half of the nation’s forest reside east of the Mississippi, and Rob Mangold of the US Forest Service says much of the pest and disease issues here in the east are due to invasives. 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 …
Much UF Research Devoted to Florida’s Fresh Citrus Industry
Jackie Burns, who directs two University of Florida-IFAS research centers and oversees UF citrus research, discusses efforts aimed at helping Florida’s fresh citrus industry. She addresses citrus black spot, food safety, labeling, post-harvest diseases, canker, new cultivars and HLB. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here …
Citrus Grower Addresses the Importance of Water Issues
Highlands County grower John Barben, one of scores attending a recent Citrus Water Seminar in Sebring, tells how important water issues – and best management practices – are to citrus growers. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! and Rural America’s …
Reinke Opens New Building at Sunbelt Ag Expo
One event held during the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia was a ribbon-cutting of the brand new building for Reinke, as the internationally known company is able to even better showcase their irrigation systems and components. I was able to talk with both Chris Roth, President of Reinke and Mike Mills, Southeast Territory Manager about the new buidling …
School Lunch Week Celebrating Positive Changes in Cafeterias Across FL
National School Lunch Week is putting a spotlight on the healthy foods and positive changes that schools have incorporated into their menus, such as including Fresh From Florida produce from local growers. 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 …