Several growers attend the public hearing on a Proposed State Citrus Research Order that growers will vote on in November. The proposed order would raise the maximum research tax from one cent per box of fruit to three cents. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff gives a brief summary of the hearing in the first report. In the second report, Florida Citrus …
Propane Power
Today Everett Griner has some interesting statistics on just why this cleaner fuel is NOT used more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
Sunbelt Expo Celebrating 20th Anniversary of the Farmer of the Year Program
The Sunbelt Ag Expo starts October 20, 2009 and Executive Director Chip Blalock says this year it will celebrate the golden anniversary of the Swisher Sweets Southeastern Farmer of the Year Program. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique …
Details Regarding the Fruit Chemical Use Survey
USDA’s Fruit Chemical Use Survey is underway and Carol House, with the USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Service, says not too worry as producers should have most of the information on hand. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For …
Chambliss Inducted into National 4-H Hall of Fame
The ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Saxby Chambliss, was one of 15 inductees into the National 4-H Hall of Fame last week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
Fuel Up to Play 60
USDA and the National Dairy Council are teaming up with the NFL for the Fuel up to Play 60 program. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
Have FL Citrus Growers Weathered “The Perfect Storm”?
Florida Citrus Mutual’s Mike Sparks, among those attending the citrus crop forecast growers’ breakfast at Ray-Bob Grove Barn near Alturas last Friday, says perhaps Florida citrus growers have “weathered the perfect storm”. In this next comment, Sparks adds the 136 million box ‘all Florida orange’ forecast was far lower than most had expected, but that it is certainly good news …
FL Grazing Lands Stewardship Award Announced
Area Rangeland Management Specialist Brandee Williams said the Florida Grazing Lands Coalition and the Florida Section of the Society for Range Management are pleased to announce they will be presenting Babcock Ranch with the first Grazing Lands Stewardship Award. To learn more about the event coming up October 29th click Here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Growing Peanuts in the Northwest & Collecting Peanut Butter at Sunbelt Expo
There is one farmer in the Northwest part of our nation that is growing peanuts as Tyron Spearman has information about how he’s doing it, and he also invites all those planning to attend next week’s Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultire, Georgia to bring a jar or two of peanut butter with them. NW Peanuts: Peanut butter: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …
WLAC Event at Calhoun Stockyard
The Calhoun Stockyard is hosting the third of four qualifying contests for the 2010 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship this Thursday, October15th in Calhoun, Georgia. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025