USDA Announces Biobased Products Label

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia

USDA announced the final rule to initiate a voluntary product certification and labeling program for qualifying bio-based products was published today in the Federal Register. 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 …

Southeast Democrats on House Ag Committee

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Representative Collin Peterson, ranking member of the House Ag Committee, has announced the Democratic members who will serve on the House Ag Committee during the 112th Congress. The appointments, made by the Democratic Caucus, include 13 returning members and seven new members. Included on that list from the Southeast are David Scott from Georgia and Terri Sewell of Alabama. Sponsored …

House Approves Health Care Repeal

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

The House of Representatives did pass the Health Care Reform law in a 245 to 189 vote yesterday as House Republicans are beginning work on specific bills intended to dismantle the health care law. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack expressed disappointment with the U.S. House vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act saying folks in rural America have suffered from …

Citrus Wrap: Ft. Pierce Show, Building Sale, Freeze Report

Dan Citrus, Florida

Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff summarizes a busy week in Florida citrus. 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 Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida …

Citrus Industry eNews: Citrus Genomes Sequenced; Growing Peaches

Tacy Callies Citrus, Florida

If you would like to receive the eNews version directly via e-mail, please subscribe here. Citrus Industry eNews Exclusive sponsor: Special Rebate Offer Jan. 1-May 31, 2011 DON’T MISS THIS UF-led Group Assembles Genome Sequences for Some Citrus Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

FL Ag Commish Putnam Introduces Forestry Resolutions at 1st Cabinet Mtg

Dan Florida, Forestry

Putnam Honors 75th Anniversary of Florida state forest system and announces Prescribed Fire Awareness Week – TALLAHASSEE (FDACS) At this week’s meeting of the Governor and the Cabinet, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam introduced a resolution in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Florida state forest system. Beginning this month and throughout the year, the Division of Forestry at the …

Mulit-vitamins

Dan Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

With surveys showing that about half of the adults in the US are taking some sort of multi-vitamin, there has been some concerns raised on whether those vitamins actually contain what they claim on the labels and in the amounts shown. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get …

Kentucky Fried

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Equine, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Poultry

Horses and Mint Juleps are losing ground. Everett Griner tells us of another image people can carry when thinking of Kentucky. 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 …

FBC Reminder about Voluntary Beef Checkoff

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

When it comes to collections of beef checkoff dollars in the state, Florida Beef Council’s Jim Handley reminds producers that dollars collected for the voluntary beef checkoff will be kept separate from the regular one-dollar federally mandated checkoff and will be used strictly to promote beef in Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …

Health Bill Repeal Would Hurt Rural America

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

There are some in Congress who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act that passed last year, but when it comes to health care, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told me this morning it’s tough to take rural America and farm country forward if some folks want to take us backwards. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity …