The 2010 Crop Values report was released by USDA/NASS recently showing that the total value of principal crops in Florida was $4,505,726,000. Download Audio Click here for the complete report. 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 …
Eating Healthy on a Budget
A new study shows that an American adult could satisfy the 2010 Dietary Guidelines requirements for vegetable and fruit consumption for between $2.00 and $2.50 per day. 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 …
Turkey Figs.
Continuing his canning and preserving series, Everett Griner tells us about the Fig tree now being an endangered species. 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 Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …
Citrus Group Reacts To Action On Numeric Nutrient Criteria
The U.S. House of Representatives last weekend acted to halt EPA implementation of Numeric Nutrient Criteria in Florida. In the first report, Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks gives Florida Congressman Tom Rooney credit for leading the effort in the House. In the second report, Sparks points out that similar Senate action is needed to stop the criteria that Florida …
USDA Efforts to Address Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens
With the Environmental Protection Agency poised to implement more redundant and burdensome rules and regulations, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently answered questions on what USDA is doing to help relieve farmers and ranchers of some of these burdens. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Fresh Veggie Prices Soar Due to Widespread Weather Issues
The inclement weather conditions that have plagued veggie growing regions both here in the U.S. and in Mexico has created a perfect storm for markets. 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 …
CRP Signup Starts in March
Today Tyron Spearman reminds landowners about the Conservation Reserve Program signup that starts March 14th. 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 Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
“Liking” National Food Checkout Week
In Celebration of Food Checkout Week the American Farm Bureau Federation will donate one dollar to the Ronald McDonald House of Roanoke in Virginia for every person who “likes” the National Food Checkout Week facebook page, up to thirty five hundred dollars. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
Winter Haven Citrus Firm Recognized by USDA
WINTER HAVEN, Fla., Feb. 18, 2011 – Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture toured the operations of William G. Roe & Sons today to see how a government-backed loan helped the fourth-generation, family-owned citrus business retain nearly 300 jobs, increase its employee count by about 50 full-time equivalents and invest approximately $3 million in equipment. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …
Foliar Nutrition And HLB: Citrus Scientists Learning More
In these reports, University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse discusses new clues to how foliar nutritional sprays may keep HLB-infected trees productive, tells why psyllid control is still needed, and addresses the importance of learning which element of nutritional sprays does the work. Download Audio Download Audio Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …