Weather Disasters

More places, more frequency, more costly. Why? Everett Griner explains. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026

FFB Depends on their Leaders for Guidance and Implementation

Adam Basford, national affairs coordinator with The Florida Farm Bureau, says the federation is a grassroots organization that relies on its leaders to to assist them in identifying and addressing the concerns of their members. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …

SURE Program Now Available

WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has implemented the new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program (SURE) in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill. Vilsack also encouraged producers to visit their USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office beginning on January 4, 2010, to participate in the program if they suffered crop production losses during the 2008 …

Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club returning sponsor of the 2010 HITS

OCALA, FL (December 28, 2009)—HITS is proud to announce that the Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club is returning as a sponsor of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, set to begin at HITS Post Time Farm, in Ocala, Florida on Wednesday January 20. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle …

Tomato Industry Sets New Food Safety Metrics

The tomato industry has taken steps towards more safeguards for food safety with the recently released “Food Safety Programs and Auditing Protocol for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, 2009.” Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …

Rural Development Agency Can Help Producers Add Value to Their Products

For producers who may have an idea for ways to add value to their products, USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development, Dallas Tonsager, says they have grant programs to help get them started. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …

Powering Up Your Holiday Gifts

About 40 percent of battery sales occur during the holiday season, which can become a problem from an environmental standpoint. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, …

FL NRCS Assists in Dairy Waste Project

Conducting a waste management project was quite an undertaking for one Florida dairy operation but Susie Bishop, owner of Bishop Dairy in Highlands County, said they would not have been able to do this project without the help from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Florida Department of Agriculture. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board …

Gulf Citrus Head Cites Greening, Water & Land Use Concerns

Gulf Citrus Growers Association Executive Vice President Ron Hamel in the first of these two interviews cites greening disease and pending EPA water quality standards as the biggest issues facing his growers. In the second report, he says land use and water supply issues are also major concerns. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentCIR …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Trailwalker Program

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Division of Forestry’s Trailwalker program, which awards patches to participants who hike trails in Florida State Forests to achieve various levels of accomplishment. More information is available online by clicking on Trailwalker Program. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …