FFA to be in Tournament of Roses Parade

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops

The FFA will be featured on a float at this years Tournament of Roses Parade saluting that organization’s role in developing careers for youth. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

Sugar Belle Available To Citrus Growers; Tours Set

Dan Citrus, Florida

The Sugar Belle Mandarin hybrid released by the University of Florida-IFAS is now available to the Florida citrus industry. In these reports, Peter Chaires, executive director of the not-for-profit New Varieties Development and Management Corporation, describes the Sugar Belle and tells about two tours where growers can see it in the grove. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Ag Environmental Awards

Randall Weiseman Dairy, Energy, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the 2009 Commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Awards that were presented during the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Daytona Beach on October 30th. Click on Ag Environmental Awards for more information. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, …

Florida’s Fresh Citrus Industry – A Holiday Update

Dan Citrus, Florida

This series on Florida’s fresh citrus industry is based primarily on interviews with Florida Citrus Packers Executive Vice President Richard Kinney and Citrus Administrative Committee Manager Duke Chadwell.It begins by discussing the importance of the holiday season to Florida growers and packers, and with reports of reduced shipments so far this season compared to recent seasons. The new canker rule …

Christmas Tree

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia

A difficult task made easy. Everett Griner tells us how. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending December 4th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the …

2010 Potato Expo to Hold Discussions Important to Industry

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The second annual Potato Expo will be held in Orlando, FL on January 4-6, 2009. And Roger Mix, vice president of environmental affairs for the National Potato Council ,says that the conference is a great opportunity for all of the different sectors of the potato industry to come together. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember …

Computer Model Reveals Where Food Pathogens Grow

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Food safety research continues to make strides as a new computer model could help food safety experts have a better chance of predicting where food-borne illness contamination risks lie and what can be done to minimize them. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research …

Florida Declared A Storage Deficit Area

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Florida

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that because cotton storage facilities in Florida and Missouri are expected to fill, cotton that is pledged as collateral for Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans in those states can be stored in specifically designated outdoor areas. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

School Lunch Report Card

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Vegetables

A USDA study has shown that only 20 percent of school lunches meet the USDA standard for total fat. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025