U.S. Sugar “River of Grass” Land Acquisition Closes

This news release just in from U.S. Sugar Corporation: CLEWISTON—October 12, 2010—U.S. Sugar Corporation and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) today closed on the initial River of Grass land acquisition which provides nearly 27,000 acres of land in areas of critical need for improving water quality and ecosystem restoration. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …

Checkoff Funding for CattleWomen Programs

President of the American National CattleWomen, Lana Slaten of Cullman, Alabama, is pleased the Beef Promotion Operating Committee approved checkoff funding for three of their programs. 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 …

Peanut Inspection Report Troubles

While the reports are not coming in like normal, Tyron Spearman was able to get a hold of one and thus has the latest information concerning peanut inspections of the crop thus far. 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 …

Research to Lower Peanut Seed Cost

Seed cost for peanut growers is about 20% and so Marshall Lamb with the National Peanut Lab said they have research underway to help growers control that cost a bit better. 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 …

Pete Spyke’s Arapaho Citrus To Receive Environmental Award

Arapaho Citrus Management of Ft. Pierce, started by Pete Spyke in 1986, is one of three agricultural entities set to receive the Florida agriculture commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …

Hypoxia

Everett Griner tells us how the ocean dead zones are growing. 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 …

NRCS Extends CSP But Other FL Conservation Deadlines Coming Up

NRCS has extended the cut-off date for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program to January 7, 2011. But NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez wants to remind producers that other Farm Bill programs such as EQIP, WHIP, WRP, and GRP are still set with a sign-up deadline of October 29, 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …

Reason Behind High Citrus Forecast

Southeast Ag Net’s Live Broadcast of the Citrus Crop Forecast told growers that Florida is expected to see a 9 percent increase in citrus production this year. And now Lance Honig with the National Ag Statistics Service tells us why those numbers are so high. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …

World Egg Day

October 8, 2010 was World Egg Day, designed to promote the affordability and nutritional value of eggs. For resource kits including educational brochures, posters, children’s coloring book visit www.eggtruth.com. 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 …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Farm to Fuel Summit

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about October being National Seafood Month with information about the 2010 Farm to Fuel Summit held in Orland this past summer. More information about the event is available online by clicking on Florida Farm to Fuel. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …