Producers attending last week’s Florida Cattlemen’s Convention received a report on the beef checkoff, as Florida Beef Council Chairman George Kempfer not only ran through the programs they’ve done in the past year, but also did a review of the overall checkoff program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
NCBA Suspends Work on Governance Structure
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has suspended plans for the proposed governance structure change, a move that Federation of State Beef Councils Chairman Scott George says is disappointing. 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, …
USDA/FSA Tree Asst Pgm Deadline 7/6 BUT Acreage Rpt Due Today
Florida State Executive Director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (USDA/FSA), Tim Manning, explains more about the Tree Assistance Program (TAP). Listen closely, near the end Tim also urges producers to turn in their annual acreage reports to prevent a late fee. Download Audio Here is some more general information about the USDA/FSA Tree Assistance Program (TAP) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Sizeable Increase in Cotton Acres
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their June acreage reports this morning and cotton acreage is seeing a sizeable increase over last years crop. Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C. runs through the numbers for us. Download Audio For a complete look at the numbers from NASS click here Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay …
Peanut Acreage is Up
According to the figures released this morning by USDA NASS, peanut acreage is up in most every peanut growing state as Tyron Spearman looks at those along with other crop numbers. 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 …
Best Farm Customer
Would you believe that China is America’s top cotton buyer? Everett Griner tells us about it today. 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 …
Update on Southeastern Cotton Crop
The National Ag Statistics Service will release their final crop acreage report for cotton on Wednesday, June 30. But in the meantime we checked in with cotton producers from around our region to get their perspective on how the crop is progressing. And it seems that rain is the overall theme of the season so far. AL Crop Update Download …
Recent Trend of Lower Production Cost for Vegetable Growers
Vegetable growers are seeing lower prices for most of things they need to produce their crops as USDA Economist Gary Lucier has the details in the following reports. Download Audio 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 …
The Truth About Salt
According to a new government report, ninety percent of Americans are eating more salt than they should. How to Reduce Salt Intake Download Audio Genetic Predisposition May Cause Salt Cravings 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 …
FL NRCS Helping Expand Habitat for Migrating Birds
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida has announced they will work with farmers, ranchers and others to develop and enhance habitat for birds making their annual migration south towards the Gulf of Mexico. Florida State Conservationist Carlos Suarez says the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative helos producers manage portions of their land to provide additional food and habitat for migrating …