Diane Van with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has some tips to avoid your Fourth of July festivities turning into a food related illness statistic. 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 …
Florida Beef Council Works with Food Service Operators
While the Florida Beef Council works in many ways to get the beef message out to consumers, Ashley Hughes said one important aspect of that is through their efforts with food service operators. 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 …
Citrus Expo Seminar Schedule Now Available
The 2012 Citrus Expo seminar program, themed “Production Basics to Ensure the Future,” is now online. Visit our website to see the schedule of topics, times and speakers for the program, taking place Aug. 15-16 at the Lee Civic Center in North Fort Myers. This year’s program, sponsored by Bayer CropScience, will include grower panel discussions, presentations on new research, …
High Temps Equate to Brutal Week for Many Crops
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says crop conditions for both the corn and soybean crop have plunged dramatically in just one week, but the cotton crop seems to be faring a bit better. 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 …
Citrus Veteran Morris Discusses OJ Futures
Florida citrus industry veteran Allen Morris discusses his background in orange juice futures and offers insight into the purpose of futures in commodity markets. He also addresses the wild swings in the OJ futures price over the past seven months and the likely causes, as well as the importance of OJ futures to the Florida citrus industry. Download Audio News …
CRP Cuts
The 2012 Farm Bill will impact wildlife and Everett Griner tells us how. 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 Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
TS Debby Replenished FL Aquifer, Caused Flooding for Farmers
Tropical Storm Debby dumped massive amounts of rainfall along her slow trek across our state. And Suwannee County resident Andy Jackson says the flooding is causing some major issues for local farmers, but is also helping replenish the drought stricken aquifer. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida …
Project Researching Risk of Salmonella Contamination at Mixed Produce Farms
University of Florida Researcher Anita Wright explains her research project that is investigating the risk of Salmonella contamination at several mixed produce farms along the Suwannee River. 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 …
Putnam Supports FL Tomato Growers
Tallahassee, FL – Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to accept the tomato industry’s request for withdrawal of the 1996 antidumping petition and terminate the current suspension agreement. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay …
Peanut Market Stalls
After last Friday’s USDA crop reports showed a large increase in peanut acreage, Tyron Spearman reports the peanut markets have basically stalled. 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 …