Colin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, knows the clock is ticking when it comes to estate tax reform but there has been some movement on the issue this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, …
Seeking Input for Energy Uses & Building New Port to Move Crops
Today Tyron Spearman has information about an energy use survey for farmers and about plans to help the movement of crops in the southeast. Survey: Download Audio Crops: 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, …
Farm Technology
Farming has been made better and easier…the American Way! Everett Griner explains. 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 For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026
Veto Overrides Not Currently on Agenda for Special Session
Florida lawmakers are coming back to Tallahassee next week for a special session on oil drilling off the coast, but Ben Parks, Director of State Legislative Affairs with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, says what exactly will come of it is still up in the air. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida …
Companies Sign New Crop Insurance Agreement
USDA’s Risk Management Agency has received the 2011 Standard Reinsurance Agreement from the 16 private insurance companies who participated in the federal crop insurance program last year. 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 …
July is National Berry Month
July is National Berry Month and according to Nutrition Specialist, Lisa Franzen-Castle, berries are bursting with vitamins and minerals with many classified as antioxidants. 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 …
Citrus Executive Bournique Discusses Medfly Finds
The Medfly infestation in Palm Beach County is about 20 miles from the nearest commercial citrus grove. Indian River Citrus League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique says its fortunate that the infestation has been contained and that most crops are out of season. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …
APRES Meeting Underway in Florida
A variety of researchers and others in the peanut industry are in Clearwater Beach, Florida this week for the 42nd annual American Peanut Research and Education Society’s meeting. I talked with University of Florida’s Maria Gallo, incoming president of APRES and program committee chair for this year’s event on what this meeting is all about, and also caught up with …
FL Promoting Beef Through Partnerships
The Florida Beef Council wants producers to know their checkoff dollars are being used to get the message out to consumers this summer as FBC Chairman George Kempfer said they have a major promotion underway with a couple of well-known retailers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
Congress Running Out of Time to Work on Estate Tax
With less than 30 legislative days left on the Congressional calendar, Florida Farm Bureau’s Adam Basford says time is running out for Congress to act on the estate tax. The federation is working to encourage passage of a bill with a higher exemption and a lower rate. Basford explains how the exemption and rate are tied together and why they …