HLB, canker and the recently found citrus black spot are the hot topics being discussed at ongoing Florida Citrus Mutual area meetings, Mutual CEO Mike Sparks says in this report. Download Audio In the second report, Sparks says he expects the Florida Legislature to OK the Citrus Research and Development Foundation that growers voted for in a referendum last fall. …
Organic Again
Everett Griner tells us about a one person study that has been done. You might be real surprised to find out just whom this person was. 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 …
FFB Still Watching Some Key Bills During the Final Week
As lawmakers have now officially entered the final week of Florida’ 2010 legislative session, Director of State Legislative affairs for Florida Farm Bureau, Ben Parks, says there are still a few pieces of legislation that they are watching carefully. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance …
Organic Produce Sales Continue to Grow
According to the 2010 Organic Industry Survey, more than 11% of all fresh fruit and vegetable sales in 2009 were organic, almost quadrupling in less than 10 years. 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, …
Immigration Reform Back on the Books
President Obama has urged Congress to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws. 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
Have Your Egg and Eat it Too
With Americans cutting back on eggs due to a fear of cholesterol, extension food expert Karen Blakeslee says there is a way to watch your cholesterol without cutting out eggs. 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 …
FDACS: New Study Shows Significant FL $ Impact of EPA Water Plan
NEW STUDY SHOWS SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EPA-PROPOSED WATER NUTRIENT STANDARDS TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson says a just-released study indicates the costs of meeting proposed numeric water nutrient standards are going to be significantly higher than federal estimates. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Fewer Cattle Placed in Feedlots
When USDA’s Cattle on Feed report came out Friday afternoon the placement numbers for March surprised a few people. 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 …
Acreage Reports being Requested
USDA’s Farm Service Agency is reminding producers to submit their annual report of acreage to their local FSA county office to meet FSA program eligibility requirements, as Tyron Spearman has the details. 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 …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Ag Dealer’s Licensing
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about how the Bureau of Agricultural Dealer’s Licenses helps protect Florida’s agriculture producers if buyers fail to pay them. More information is available online by clicking on Ag Dealer’s Licenses. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …