Growers and industry representatives from far and wide are making plans to converge on Ft. Myers for the 18th annual Citrus Expo. What are growers saying about Citrus Expo? In this report, Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association (PRVCGA) President Justin Sorrells shares why he believes Citrus Expo is such a valuable event for serious citrus growers and industry leaders. …
New Crop Insurance Product Being Tested in California Citrus
There is a new type of crop insurance product being tested in California that should be of interest to other fruit and vegetable producers around the country, even though it may not be fine-tuned and available for other states or crops for at least a couple more years. Rod Bain of USDA Radio News offers more details in this report. …
Chambliss Believes Clean Water Restoration Act is Unnecessary
With everyone watching the House with the passing of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the Senate has been moving the Clean Water Restoration Act through the motions. And Senator Saxby Chambliss encourages producers to take notice.
Sugar Cane Down, Sweet Potatoes Up
USDA’s Acreage Report released last week showed a few surprises for some Florida specialty crops. Jeff Geuder, director of the Florida Agricultural Statistics Service, tells us what crops are down and which ones are new on the survey. USDA NASS
Southeast Beef Bytes8
It’s been fun the past few weeks talking with cattle producers from across the Southeast about the beef checkoff and how it’s affected their operations, but this is the last week of our 8-week series, “Southeast Beef Bytes”, funded by the National Beef Checkoff. This week we are talking with Jerry Nelson of Meridian, Mississippi who said the checkoff is …
Can You Dig It?
Home gardening is bigger than we thought. Today Everett Griner explains.
Gardening Workshops
This summer USDA is conducting Gardening Workshops at the People’s Garden in Washington DC. Leslie Burks with NRCS says that their goal is to help people realize that growing a garden may be easier than they think.
Ag In Review for July 6, 2009
In this weeks podcast, we Senator Saxby Chambliss speaks on the Clean Water Restoration Act and The National Cattleman’s Beef Association talks about the importance of environmental issues. To hear Florida’s weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast .
More About “Fresh Citrus” Referendum to Develop Mktg Order
Here is another follow up report to news released late last week about the results of a recent referendum of fresh citrus growers. In this report, comments from Richard Kinney of the Florida Citrus Packers Association about a new marketing order that could be created by the referendum for the fresh side of the business.
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on FL Peach Varieties
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about new varieties of delicious and juicy early-season peaches — developed by University of Florida researchers with cooperation from Florida’s growers — that were specifically created to prosper in Florida’s warmer climates. More information about the peaches can be found on the web by clicking on Sweet News For …