This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the more than 50 fairs and expositions held in Florida each year. More information is available online by clicking on Florida Fairs and Expos. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, …
Growers React To Citrus Inventory And Guess The Orange Crop Size
Growers Vic Story from Central Florida and George Hamner from the Indian River area react to the latest citrus inventory showing a further decline in Florida citrus acreage. Each also takes a shot at the Florida orange crop size for 2010-11. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …
Salmonella Again!
Well, the food industry has suffered another setback and Everett Griner tells us just how this has happened. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data …
Polk, Highlands Continue To Lead Florida’s Citrus Production
Figures released last week by USDA show Polk easily remained the state’s top citrus producing county in the 2009-10 season, followed by Highlands. More details are in this report. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance …
Seminars To Address Citrus Management In A New Disease Era
Seminars addressing citrus black spot, psyllid management, growing young citrus trees in the greening era, and foliar feeding and SAR kick off this week in Tavares and Sebring and continue in other locations in October. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle …
FL Ag Commissioners Race Includes An Independent Too
A lesser reported on candidate for Florida’s Commissioner of Agruculture and Consumer Services, Independent Thad Hamilton, appeared with others at the recent Ag Institute of Florida Candidates Forum in Orlando. We’ve given a good deal of coverage to the two major party candidates, so running into Thad at the Forum, we decided to get and share some of his thoughts …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending September 24th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida …
Grower: Advanced Citrus Production System Is The Way To Go
In these reports, Gardinier Florida Citrus General Manager Lee Jones discusses his company’s decision to use the advanced citrus production system based on high density plantings and open hydroponics, and to steadily increase the acreage under that system. Among other things, he discusses the faster production and corresponding faster return on investment that Gardinier expects. 1. Download Audio 2. Download …
FFB Pleased with Statewide Candidates Attention to Agriculture
Statewide candidates had the opportunity to address agriculture leaders and producers at the Agriculture Institute of Florida Candidate’s Forum where Florida Farm Bureau President, John Hoblick, says he was pleased with what the candidates had to say. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …
Senators Grill EPA Regarding Ag Regulations
The Senate Ag Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation on farmers and ranchers where Senate Ag Chair Blanche Lincoln hammered EPA for overreaching and burdensome proposals. However, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, denied the idea that EPA has it out for agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage …