FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (FL Dept of Citrus) – Study Requested by Florida Department of Citrus Bartow, Fla. (March 23, 2010) – In April 2009, the National Research Council of the National Academies, at the request of the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC), formed the Committee on the Strategic Planning for the Florida Citrus Industry: Addressing Citrus Greening Disease (Huanglongbing or …
Produce Safety Hearing
Tyron Spearman has information about an upcoming hearing for those involved in the produce industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …
El Nino Fading
There are weather changes on the way and Everett Griner tells us just what they will be. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle …
Rain Hampering Planting Preparations at Sunbelt Ag Expo
This year’s planting season has been a challenging one for farmers due to the excessive moisture. And Chip Blalock, executive director of the Sunbelt Ag Expo, says they are no different as they are trying to get crops in the ground at their 600-acre working research farm. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …
FL Representatives Impressed with FFB Presentation
While the Florida Farm Bureau delegation was in Tallahassee recently to talk to lawmakers, President John Hoblick had the opportunity to make a presentation on the impact of agriculture on Florida’s economy which impressed several representatives. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …
Recession Has Some Getting Pickled
As the recession continues to hit home for consumers, the average American is eating pickles at the rate of five pounds a year, which is up 40 percent from the year before. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …
FL Holding Beef Cattle Forage Field Day
The North Florida Research and Education Center Beef Unit near Greenwood, Florida will be holding a Beef Cattle Forage Field Day this Thursday, March 24th as Jackson County Extension Director Doug Mayo invites producers to attend. Download Audio To learn more about this Thursday’s event click Here Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, …
Bronson To Kick Off Ag Literacy Day
BRONSON TO KICK OFF AG LITERACY DAY BY READING TO STUDENTS IN THE CAPITOL TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson will read to two fourth-grade classes from Astoria Park Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, in the Cabinet Room of The Capitol to kick off the seventh anniversary of Agriculture Literacy Day. He …
FL Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate Animals
TALLAHASSEE — With the arrival of spring and warmer weather, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today reminded horse owners to get their animals vaccinated for mosquito borne diseases. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Converting Animal Waste to Energy
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about a bio-energy plant located at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Marion County, that processes horse manure into renewable energy, organic soil and soil tonic (bio-fertilizers) and gives Florida’s substantial equine industry an environmentally superior method of disposing of animal waste. Download Audio More information is available online by …