FL Preparing for Another Beef Webinar

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida

The beef checkoff put together a series of protein webinars to educate health professionals across the country, as the first one took place last October in conjunction with the Florida Beef Council who is busy preparing for another coming up next week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …

Latest on Flu Outbreak

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack agrees with the World Organization of Animal Health saying that the recent flu outbreak is misnamed and contributing to confusion and misinformation. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Solutions for Climate Change

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The Environmental Protection Agency held an endangerment finding last week to take the first step in regulating Green House Gases. But Dennis Nuxoll, Director of Governmental Relations for American Farmland Trust believes a cap and trade system would be a better alternative to managing the Climate Change issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

U S Sugar Employee Lawsuit Dismissed With One Exception

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar

CLEWISTON – April 28, 2009 – U.S. Sugar Corporation announced today that a federal judge has dismissed all of the plaintiffs’ claims in 12 of the 13 counts in a lawsuit against the company, its executives and board of directors and dismissed all of the claims of 5 of the 6 plaintiffs in the sole remaining count. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …

G.M.O. vs. Organic

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

How both can survive. Everett Griner tells us just why we need both. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

POLO HORSES LIKELY DIED FROM SELENIUM OVERDOSE

Randall Weiseman Equine, Florida, Livestock

The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Sciences released this information today: TALLAHASSEE — Florida State Veterinarian Thomas J. Holt today reported that an overdose of selenium was the probable cause of death of the 21 polo horses that collapsed prior to a competition in Wellington on April 19. In a memorandum to Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles …

EWP Program Assist City of Melbourne

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, USDA-NRCS

The City of Melbourne received over 24 inches of rain last summer from Tropical Storm Fay creating flooding and erosion concerns to one of the main canal systems. Jenni Lamb, Melbourne’s City Engineer, says Florida NRCS stepped in through their Emergency Watershed Protection Program to assist with repairs. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

Working to Keep Markets for U.S. Pork Open

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

The swine flu has generated so much global attention that it’s triggered a major concern when it comes to international trading partners with regard to market access for U.S. pork. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024