WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA’s intention to purchase up to $6 million of fresh tomatoes for federal food nutrition assistance programs. “USDA has been carefully monitoring the situation in Florida in order to determinate how we can help growers get through the very difficult situation caused by the freeze earlier this year,” said …
Citrus Expo: Plan Now To Stay For Day Two
Here are just a few reasons you won’t want to miss the second day (Aug. 19) of Citrus Expo 2010: Day-two seminars will include key feature presentations with important information every grower needs to know about controlling the latest threat to Florida’s groves – citrus black spot. This year’s seminar series has been planned as a complete day-and-a-half package. To best benefit …
Citrus Research Panel $2.8 Million Short; Seeks FCC Help
Two recent gubernatorial vetoes of funding legislation have left the Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s budget underfunded. In the first report, foundation chief operating officer Dan Gunter explains the situation and says the foundation will ask the Florida Citrus Commission to make up the funding shortfall. Download Audio In the second report, Gunter says reducing citrus greening research is not …
Positive Peanut Stocks and Processing Numbers and
Today Tyron Spearman has the latest peanut stocks and processing numbers along with a story about how peanuts are being banned again on certain airline flights. Report: Download Audio Banned: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida …
Cattle Marketing Tips
Terry Harris, USDA Director of the Federal-State Market News Service in both Florida and Georgia, says there is one rule of thumb he uses to help avoid extremes when marketing cattle. Download Audio News post sponsor: AGROTAIN® controls nitrogen loss for higher yields. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In …
FL Announces Extra Harvesting Day for Apalachicola Oysters
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson and Chairman Rodney Barreto of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today announced that the summer oyster harvesting areas in the Apalachicola Bay System will now include harvest on Saturdays, giving fishermen six days of harvesting per week. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
FL Initiative to Improve Ag Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Gainesville, FL. – Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced an initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) designed to help agricultural producers in Florida transition to more energy efficient operations. While this is a continuous signup, applications for 2010 funding must be received by the June …
Preventing Food Bourne Diseases
What is being done to fight this? Everett Griner explains how what is being done is working. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Valent has Effective Treatment for Downy Mildew
Confirmed cases of Cucurbit Downy Mildew have been reported in both Florida and Georgia and Gerald Holmes, product development manager for fungicides with Valent USA, says they can assist the producer in battling this destructive disease with their fungicide, Presidio. Download Audio For more information regarding the disease and to sign up for email alerts on confirmed outbreaks, log on …