Citrus Grower Research Order Referendum Hearing Tues in Sebring

A reminder from Florida Citrus Mutual -There will be a public hearing on the State Citrus Research Order referendum Tuesday this week at 2 p.m. at the Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center in Sebring. Representatives from Florida Citrus Mutual, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will be present to answer …

Payment Program Signups Underway

Enrollment for the 2010 direct and counter cyclical payment program and for ACRE is underway, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame To Induct Four In 2010

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation today announced the agricultural leaders who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in February 2010. They are: Richard Alger of Homestead, Ben Hill Griffin III of Frostproof, Rudy Hamrick of Madison, and Dan McClure (deceased) of Bradenton. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

NRCS Sees Numbers of CSP Applications

The new Conservation Stewardship Program received over 21,000 applications in it’s first batching period indicating there’s a lot of interest in the program. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Industry Reacts to Risky Foods Report

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida …

Food Deserts

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan is working on ways to get more healthy food options in areas of so-called food deserts. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Low Citrus Forecast Likely Good For Nurserymen, Too

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers …

FL Commissioners Spotlight on Additives Banned in FL Honey

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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers …

Medfly Protection Expands to Broward County

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

Today Everett Griner looks at just what statistics really proves. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026