Sweet Success

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops

The onion’s NEW image. Everett Griner checks out the sweet varieties. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, …

Weekly Livestock Market Reports

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending May 22nd put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research …

Weight Restrictions Eased To Help NE FL Potato Harvest

Gary Cooper FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

This just in late Friday from the Florida Dept of Agriculture: WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS EASED ON TRANSPORTING POTATO CROP FROM NORTHEAST FLORIDA AS A RESULT OF FLOODING TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that weight restrictions on transporting potato crops out of northeast Florida have been eased as a result of flooding rains in …

Weather Damage to Some Crops as FL Peanut Planting Continues

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Ken Barton with the Florida Peanut Producers Association has information on how strong winds this past week caused some problems for cotton growers across the region while peanut planting continues. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts …

Many Concerns with NAIS

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Producers and other interested parties from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee were on hand to make comments Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama concerning the National Animal Identification System. For those not able to attend the listening session, comments can be made on line by clicking Here Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida …

Small Farms Conference

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

The Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraging landowners to attend the statewide Small Farms and Alternative Enterprise Conference. More information can be found on their website. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …

Disney and Ad Council Help USDA Combat Childhood Obesity

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

In these two reports we will take a quick look at the childhood obesity epidemic and how the Ad Council and Disney are partnering with USDA in a campaign to get children healthier. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive …

Citrus Industry “Squeezed” by New Book

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

The recently released book “Squeezed…” is making the rounds and ruffling a few feathers in the process. It appears some claims made by the book’s author, while not necessarily inaccurate, may be confusing people because of a negative tone of the claims being made. After seeing some of the hype about the book and related articles appearing about it recently …

BRONSON PASSES ON GOV RACE, Does Not Endorse McCollum

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Sugar

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – By KEITH LAING THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 21, 2009……….Saying there might not be enough political money to go around in a down economy when his party will be seeking to win races for the U.S. Senate and governor, Republican Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson said Thursday that he would not run to replace Gov. Charlie …

Florida Farm Bureau Sees Rising Concern Over Crop Losses

Gary Cooper Florida, General

(Gainesville, Fla. FFBF) – Florida Farm Bureau Federation continues to receive reports of crop damage in central and south Florida and in the panhandle, and concern over potential crop disasters is increasing. The state’s largest general agricultural organization noted parts of Florida have received more than 20 inches of rain this week. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well …