Sesame Street is partnering with the National WIC Association to help children and families have healthier options and encourage them to make Healthy Habits a part of their daily routines. WIC will deliver child and family-friendly messages from the Sesame Street Muppets to aid in implementing the new WIC food packages. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker …
FL NRCS Reminder about Sign-up Cutoff Dates
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants to remind producers that this Friday, March 13th is the signup cutoff date for both EQIP and WHIP. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the …
New Videos Promote Beef Care
Three new checkoff-funded videos have been posted to the popular YouTube Web site to highlight beef producers’ care for the environment. To see the new videos log on to www.youtube.com/user/BeefPasturetoPlate Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida …
Peanut Growers Donate Peanut Butter
Peanut growers from across the Southeast are in Washington D.C. this week to meet with legislators about the issues affecting the industry. And while there, the Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Texas peanut producers donated more than 7,000 jars of peanut butter to Martha’s Table. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response …
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Discusses Many Issues Facing Growers
Most of the time the state’s regional citrus groups leave it up to Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) to lead the pack when it comes to federal and state legislative affairs. In this series of reports, Mutual CEO Mike Sparks discusses many of the issues on their plate right now. In the first two cuts, working together with California and Texas …
Citrus Crop Forecast Update for March 2009
CLICK HERE to go to the March Citrus Crop Forecast update from USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS). In this report, Florida Agriculture Statistics Director Jeff Geuder reviews some of the highlights. USDA NASS Sponsoring this citrus crop forecast update: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
Still the Richest Country in the World
Why do we still have children going to bed hungry? Everett Griner has some outlook on this today. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity …
Ag News From Tallahassee – Legislature In Progress
In these reports, an overview of some of the ag news headlines in Tallahassee in recent days. In this first report, Florida Farm Bureau’s Ben Parks helps set the record straight on benefits of tax certain tax exemptions to the state. In this report, comments on why lawmakers are on pretty much on hold on budget matters until state revenue …
Farm Bill Meetings Worth Time
The Florida Natural Resource and Conservation Service is currently conducting meetings throughout the state regarding the implementation of the new Farm Bill and participants says that they are well worth the time. Meetings still to come include: March 10th from 1-3pm at the Polk County Ag Center South Auditorium in Bartow March 11th from 1-3pm at the Osceola Heritage Park …
FL Cattle Exhibit in Tallahassee Museum
Members of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association are in Tallahassee this week for their legislative quarterly meeting where they are meeting with state legislators about issues facing the industry. FCA Director of Legislative Affairs Sam Ard talks about another event which begins Wednesday in conjunction with cattlemen being in town. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …