The June issue of Citrus Industry magazine, which readers will receive soon, contains a profile of the Indian River area’s George Hamner Jr. along with several articles on disease management. Diseases addressed are HLB, canker and citrus leprosis. Citrus Industry Editor Ernie Neff has the details. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll …
Citrus Foundation Might Help With Canker-Detecting Dogs
The Citrus Research and Development Foundation recently heard about research on dogs that detect canker in citrus. Foundation Chief Operations Officer Harold Browning says the foundation might look into ways to help get the dogs into service. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Real Value
What is happening to farmland value and taxes? Everett Griner wonders. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune …
USDA Publishes Final Rule to Provide Greater Protection for Horses
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2012— The U.S. Department of Agriculture has amended regulations to require horse industry organizations that license certain people to assess minimum penalties for violations of the Horse Protection Act. The move by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which administers the Animal Welfare Act, is meant to help eliminate Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
Statement from The National Pork Producers Council
The following is a Statement of The National Pork Producers Council On Food Companies’ Decisions On Sow Housing: It is very disconcerting that retailers, in making decisions about sourcing pork products, continue to succumb to the pressure of activist groups such as the Humane Society of the United States without any consideration of the impact on American farm families, who …
Florida Participates in Greystone Beef Event
Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes was able to take part in a recent beef-checkoff funded educational event at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone where foodservice operators were able to learn about the power and versatility of beef. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
Judge Extends Deadline for EPA to Issue New Pollution Limits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been granted a nearly six-month extension on a deadline to establish new federal water pollution limits in Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers …
Ag Secretary Names Members of Planning Rule Advisory Group
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today named the members of an advisory committee charged with providing guidance and recommendations on the implementation of the new U.S. Forest Service Planning Rule. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle …
Food Waste
A better food preservation system is needed. Everett Griner discusses this today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers …
Scientists Succeed In Mapping Genetic Makeup of Tomato Plants
The folks who breed new varieties of tomato plants will soon have the tools they need to make tomatoes better for farmers and for consumers. In this report, USDA reporter Gary Crawford talks with USDA Chief Scientist Catherine Woteki who says that success in mapping the genetic makeup of tomato plants could eventually bring consumers more of what they say …