McClure: No Questions About Citrus Order Is A Positive Sign

Dan Citrus, Florida

No one listening to Thursday’s Florida Citrus Mutual conference call about the upcoming grower referendum on a new citrus research order asked questions after Mutual CEO Mike Sparks explained the referendum. Peter McClure, chair of the Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council, explains why he took the lack of questions as a positive sign. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less …

No Change to Peanut Markets & Argentina Peanut Crop Update

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

After this week’s crop forecast, Tyron Spearman says there was no real change to the peanut markets while there are some concerns with what’s happening with the peanut crop in Argentina. Markets: Argentina: Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …

Citrus Conference Call Informative, Brief

Dan Citrus, Florida

Today’s conference call about the upcoming Florida Citrus Research Order referendum was informative for those who tuned in for it, as Florida Citrus Mutual’s Mike Sparks reviewed the background of how it all came about and reviewed the importance of growers investing into research to continue to effectively battle HLB, or citrus greening disease. All Florida citrus grower associations and …

Dairy Farming

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia

This could truly be one of America’s most troubled industries. Everett Griner talks on this today. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

Vilsack Announces USDA Purchases

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Specialty Crops

At the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasters convention in Kansas City, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA’s intention to purchase $50 million worth of pork for federal food nutrition assistance programs. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …

Nutrient Water Standards Need to be Science Based

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Back in early October Florida Ag Commissioner Charles Bronson intervened in EPA’s attempt to impose arbitrary nutrient standards for state water bodies as he says that the issue is not as much about having a numeric nutrient water quality standard, but more on how those standards are determined. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …

Vilsack Announces Funds to Promote Ag Exports

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Citrus, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 11, 2009-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 70 U.S. trade organizations received more than $234 million in Fiscal Year 2009 to help promote American food and agricultural products overseas. Vilsack made this announcement at the annual convention of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …

Citrus Growers Face Many “Outside The Grove” Issues

Dan Citrus, Florida

Citrus growers and their associations statewide are addressing many “outside the grove” issues in an attempt to survive and prosper. Terms like “rural land stewardship” and “eco-system services” are hot topics at grower meetings, as noted by Carey Soud, president of the Gulf Citrus Growers Association. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …

Gubernatorial Candidate Sink Visits Florida Citrus Mutual

Dan Citrus, Florida

Florida Chief Financial Officer and gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink shared her views about agriculture, and citrus in particular, with Florida Citrus Mutual’s Board of Directors Wednesday. In this interview with Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff, she discusses her support for the University of Florida-IFAS, her view of Florida Citrus Commission membership, and more. In the photo, Sink talks with Mutual CEO …

Land Values

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Farm land values are in a very volatile position and Everett Griner explains. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026