Chaires Discusses New Citrus Varieties, Food Safety Issues

Dan Citrus, Florida

New Varieties Development and Management Corporation Executive Director Peter Chaires in these reports discusses progress being made on new citrus varieties as well as food safety issues impacting Florida’s citrus industry. Download Audio Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps …

Are You Sure?

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Farmers and Consumers are friendly competitors. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …

Good Crowd at NW FL Beef Conference & Trade Show

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida, Livestock

The 26th annual Northwest Florida Beef Conference and Trade Show took place today at the Jackson County Extension Service’s Ag Conference Center in Marianna. The Beef Conference is an annual University of Florida Extension educational program for beef cattle producers in the tri-state region of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. And Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director was pleased with the …

USDA on Status of Counter-Cyclical Payment

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA announced today that they will not issue partial 2010-crop counter-cyclical payments to producers of certain covered commodities as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …

FL NRCS Reminds Producers of FRPP Signup

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

Florida’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is currently accepting proposals for funding opportunities for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. Assistant State Conservationist for Easement Programs, Ed Wright gives us more details on FRPP. Download Audio Applications must be submitted on or before March 21, 2011, to receive consideration for funding in fiscal year 2011. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Effects of Early Freezes Still Lingering

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables, Weather

USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says eventhough we were able to avoid the latest freeze event that hit our western neighbors, specialty crop growers are still feeling the effects from the December and January cold weather. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …

February Citrus Industry: From Spring Practices To Ken Keck

Dan Citrus, Florida

Citrus Industry magazine editor Ernie Neff describes a plethora of information packed into the February Citrus Industry magazine being mailed this week. Features include spring production practices, a pest and disease photo ID guide, a pesticide safety CEU article, citrus black spot, and a profile of Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Ken Keck. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage …

Market News Training Webinar

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service invites producers to participate in their free interactive webinar, titled: “Fruit and Vegetable Market News Portal Training – How to Get the Most out of USDA’s Market News Reports and Information” Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

FL Ranch Receives National BQA Award

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

This week’s BQA Quality Report is brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs as as at last week’s Cattle Industry Convention in Denver, the 2011 National BQA Award was presented. And this year’s recipient was Mike Milicevic with Lykes Brothers Ranch in Okeechobee, Florida who told me BQA is just a part of their everyday …

Peanuts May Have to Fight for Acreage

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts, Soybeans

High commodity prices for the major crops continues and thus some wonder how many acres will be devoted to peanuts this year as Tyron Spearman looks at this topic again now that an estimate for cotton acreage was recently released. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …