Many discussions took place this past week about food safety issues in the peanut industry, as Tyron Spearman has the details on that along with this week’s posted price information and a look ahead at what’s coming up. Food Safety: Posted Price: Peanut Calendar: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …
Citrus “Research” Order to be Pursued: “Why Not Marketing Too?!”
When Citrus Commissioners decided this month to pursue ONLY research in a Federal Order and not include marketing funding as part of the effort, it left some asking ‘Why not marketing too?” Answering that question in this report is Citrus Commissioner Bob Behr. He is with Florida’s Natural Growers and he heads up the committee of the Commission that spent …
A Success Story
Eating healthy and having fun. Today Everett Griner tells us just what we have to do to. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle …
Proposed Fresh Citrus Shipping Rules Expected Anytime from USDA
As of late today there has still been no official word out of USDA/APHIS about the proposed fresh citrus shipping rules for next season, but lots of folks are now saying it should be published any moment now. Once the rule is published a public comment period will begin. Beyond that USDA will make its final determination. Dan Richey of …
Palm Beach County Farm Bureau Invites Region’s FBs for Fun Shoot
Palm Beach County Farm Bureau is inviting its members and other Farm Bureau leaders and members from throughout South Florida for its first annual “Fun Shoot” to be held Saturday August 22, 2009 at Quail Creek Plantation located between Ft. Pierce and Okeechobee on Highway 70. CLICK HERE for a printable PDF file with all the details, and consider joining …
Waxman-Markey Bill on the Way to a Vote
A floor vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 is set for Friday. However, many Ag Organizations still remain opposed to the bill with American Farm Bureau’s Paul Schlegel arguing it’s still not good for agriculture. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …
Tips for Successful Canning
As more Americans are turning to canning food as a preservation method many are discovering, or rediscovering tips on how to make the venture successful. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril …
FL Moving New Beef Cuts
While the beef checkoff plays a big part in allowing researchers to spend time in evaluating various muscles from both the chuck and round to develop more cuts, University of Florida’s Dr. Dwain Johnson explains what happens once those new cuts are developed. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …
Federal “Research” Order for Citrus – Citrus Commissioner Comments
To date, Citrus Department advertising, marketing and research investments have been funded by Florida growers. Citrus Commissioner Bob Behr of Florida’s Natural Growers heads up the committee of the Commission that’s been dealing with the debate about how to get other citrus producing states and nations involved in funding for citrus marketing and/or research. Since the Commission voted this week …
Florida Citrus Mutual Annual Conference Underway
Florida Citrus Mutual’s annual conference is underway this week in southwest Florida. Grower members and industry leaders are gathered for fellowship and a morning program of seminars to discuss the pressing topics of the day. These include updates in HLB, (citrus greening) research, labor issues, and the latest about the Citrus Commission’s vote yesterday to pursue a federal research order …