Despite month to month declines for the past four months U.S. Agricultural exports continue to run 25 percent ahead for the first five months of the fiscal year compared to last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune …
Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Legislation A Win for All
The latest check of the 2011 Florida Legislative session shows that the Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Legislation is breezing through committees in both the House and Senate. In the following two reports Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam gives more details on the bill that he says is a great opportunity for farmers and school children alike. Download Audio Download Audio …
Skinny on Nuts Recipe Contest
In celebration of the new website, skinnyonnuts.com, the National Peanut Board has launched a recipe contest focusing on some of the key nutritional benefits of peanuts. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …
Saving the Gerbera Daisy
A member of the sunflower family, Gerbera daisies come in a variety of colors and are widely grown for both the cut flower market and as ornamental plants. But, an insect known as the leaf miner is threatening the popular flower. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle …
Last Day to Register for FFB Field to the Hill
Today is the last day to register for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Field to the Hill event to be held on May 24-26, 2011. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …
New Effort
Everett Griner tells us about a new logo that the pork industry is trying. It is no longer “The other white meat”. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …
USDA Scrambling to Make 2011 Budget Deal Cuts
Scrambling by lawmakers to reach a budget deal for fiscal year 2011 may have avoided a government shutdown, but now the heads of many government departments, including Agriculture, are the ones scrambling to figure out how to make the cuts required in the deal. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
FBC Cooking Article in May Cattlemen Magazine
We told you earlier this week that a new article, Cooking Beef with Ashley, will soon be featured in The Florida Cattlemen magazine, as Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes said the very first one will be in the May issue. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Rural Development Hosts Florida Workshops
MAYO, Fla., April 14, 2011 –Agricultural producers and rural small business owners are being encouraged to apply for guaranteed loans and grants through USDA to help them implement renewable energy systems and become more energy efficient. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
Citrus Psyllids, Especially Nymphs, Acquire HLB Quickly
University of Florida researcher Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski in the first report says psyllids can acquire the HLB bacteria in one day of feeding and then be able to spread it to other trees. Download Audio In the second report, she says psyllid nymphs have a high acquisition rate, so scouting for and controlling the nymphs is extremely important in the effort …