This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is warning about the threat to avocado and redbay trees of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and the Laurel Wilt disease caused by the insect pest. More information is available from the FDACS Division of Plant Industry web site by clicking on Laurel Wilt. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of …
FL Cattlewomen at FCA Convention
The 2009 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention will be taking place this week at Marco Island as Lindsey John, President of the Florida Cattlewomen’s Association, says they will have a good group there and are looking forward to a great event. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For …
Water Wars
AL/FL/GA agreement is still missing. Everett Griner gives us the details. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move …
Weekly Livestock Market Reports
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending June 12th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important …
FSA County Committee Nominations & Peanut Posted Price Steady
Farmer and rancher candidate nominations will begin on Monday June 15th for local Farm Service Agency county committees, as Tyron Spearman has that information along with this week’s peanut posted price. Nominations: Peanut posted price: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Florida Plant Licensed for Oyster Irradiation Treatment
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today that the department’s Division of Aquaculture has licensed Food Technology Services Incorporated (FTSI) in Mulberry, Florida, to use irradiation to produce safer oyster products. This is the first facility in the nation that has been formally recognized to use this special process since the original approval was …
Citrus Producing States Consider Research-Only Market Order
In this series of reports, Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks reports on talks that Florida, California and Texas citrus interests had about federal marketing orders in Denver early in June. According to Sparks, California and Texas representatives wouldn’t consider a promotional marketing order to raise marketing funds. Those states are, however, interested in an order that would raise research …
Cogongrass Cost Share Program
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today that the department’s Division of Forestry will offer a pilot Cogongrass Treatment Cost Share Program to eligible non-industrial private landowners in several north Florida counties beginning next week. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support …
Waxman-Markey Bill Discussed in Ag Committee
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the much talked about Waxman-Markey climate change and energy legislation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members …
The Cost Factor
Everett Griner explains that this is more than just energy and transportation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, …