Today Tyron Spearman has information about how peanuts are great to help feed many people who are less fortunate at this time. 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 …
Tax Language In Favor of Abandoned Grove Owners Removing Trees
An issue brewing in Florida citrus country is how to get abandoned citrus grove landowners to push their sick trees out, when they fear losing designated agriculture tax status while they either await new trees to plant or other crops to take their place. Hear comments in this report from Richard Gaskalla, Director of the Florida Dept of Agriculture’s Division …
Putnam, Fla. Lawmakers Seek Federal Help for Avocado Growers
WASHINGTON – Congressman Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) today announced he has sent a bipartisan letter, co-signed by a dozen other members of the Florida congressional delegation, to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture seeking steps to protect the state’s avocado growers. Without strong action, the lawmakers wrote, “the avocado industry is threatened with extinction.” The Laurel Wilt fungus, a disease spread by …
Politics Effect on Agriculture
Everett Griner looks at COOL. 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, 2025
Browning Heading to Yellowstone – FL Citrus Industry Says Farewell
Thursday night at University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred, industry leaders and growers joined colleagues of Center Director Dr Harold Browning, who leaves his post officially April 10 for new adventures in the Yellowstone region. In the first report below, a sendoff commentary as we here at the network have also enjoyed working with Browning …
FL Citrus Crate Label Show April 18, 2009
WINTER GARDEN (April 3, 2009) — The Florida Citrus Label Collectors’ Association will be hosting a Florida Citrus Crate Label Show on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Winter Garden Heritage Museum from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Museum is located at 1 North Main Street (downtown), in Winter Garden, Florida. The show will feature numerous label collectors with …
FL Farm Bureau’s “Ag Watch” Tallahassee Report April 3, 2009
Here’s this week’s 4-03-09 edition of Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Watch (pdf file) from the FFB Legislative office in Tallahassee. 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 …
Volunteers Can Still Read for Ag Literacy Day
Florida’s annual Ag Literacy Day was officially held last week, but Lisa Gaskalla, executive director of Florida Ag in the Classroom, wants volunteers throughout the agriculture sector to know that they can read any time until the end of the school year and to any elementary age. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida …
FL Cattlemen Promoting Convention and Website
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association would like to remind producers across the state about their annual convention coming up in June and about services offered for members through their website. 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 …
The Lure of Gardening
With the recent inception of gardens at local USDA offices across the nation as a demonstration of sustainability, Bill Hoffman of the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service says, home gardening is becoming popular again. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle …