Industry Reacts to Risky Foods Report

Randall Weiseman Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The produce industry has quickly reacted to a study naming a number of fresh fruits and veggies on a list of the most dangerous foods. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, …

Food Deserts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan is working on ways to get more healthy food options in areas of so-called food deserts. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Low Citrus Forecast Likely Good For Nurserymen, Too

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

Phil Rucks of Phillip Rucks Citrus Nursery says last week’s unexpectedly low orange crop forecast of 136 million boxes means higher fruit prices, hopefully giving growers more money to spend on new trees. He also points out that growers get higher production over time by replacing non-productive trees. Sponsoring this report: Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About …

FL Commissioners Spotlight on Additives Banned in FL Honey

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Specialty Crops

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the first regulation in the nation prohibiting any additives, chemicals or adulterants in honey that is produced, processed or sold in Florida. More information is available online by clicking on Florida Honey Standard of Identity. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida …

Medfly Protection Expands to Broward County

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

FDACS – TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that Florida has added more troops to its defense against the Mediterranean fruit fly with sterile fly releases over an expanded area of South Florida. The additional release area in Broward County is a proactive measure to expand the coverage of the program with no additional cost. This …

Truth or Imagination

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

Today Everett Griner looks at just what statistics really proves. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026

Ag in Review for the Week of October 5, 2009

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Soybeans

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast . Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending October 9th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA: Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …

Florida Citrus Forecast Not So Sour

Gary Cooper Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – By MICHAEL PELTIER – THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 9, 2009…Florida’s citrus crop is down but has so far weathered the latest bacterial scare better than expected, state agricultural officials announced Friday following the release of a much awaited federal crop forecast. The current year crop of oranges, grapefruit and other specialty fruit is expected …

FL Agricultural Research Receives Federal Funding

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

More news from Florida Congressman Adam Putnam’s office: WASHINGTON – Federal legislation to fund agricultural programs passed the House of Representatives this week by a vote of 266 to 160. The measure H.R. 2997 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – contains a number of provisions supported by Congressman Adam Putnam that …