In this report, we check in with Ted Campbell with the Florida Strawberry Growers Association who says all is fine with the Strawberry crop since the two cold snaps that passed over Florida in recent weeks. Meanwhile, when asked about issues of concern for strawberry growers, like those in other specialty crop sectors he says his folks still have concerns …
FL Peanut Producers Busy with Salmonella Issue
Everyone in the peanut industry has been busy dealing with the recent salmonella case, and that includes Ken Barton with the Florida Peanut Producers Association, who told me they’ve had numerous calls on the issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …
Brazil Trip Planned for Late May For Interested FL Citrus Folks
IFAS SPONSORED TOUR OF THE CITRUS INDUSTRY OF BRAZIL: We look forward to some of our radio listeners, website visitors and Citrus Industry Magazine readers joining us on this upcoming citrus study trip to Brazil. It’s another excellent opportunity for meaningful visits and study as the Florida Extension Service will be conducting a tour to visit the citrus industry in …
FL-GA Producers Serve on Beef Board & CBB Executive Committee
A couple of cattle producers from the Southeast are serving in positions that are helping to shape how beef checkoff dollars work for producers not only in our region but also nationwide. One is Roger West of Gainesville, Florida with the other being Robert Fountain, Jr. of Adrian, Georgia. FL Report: GA Report: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …
Peanut Growers Wondering What to Plant
The Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show took place today in Dothan, where a good group of growers were on hand. Randy Griggs, with the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, said a lot of them are still trying to decide what would be best to plant this season. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …
ARS Scientists Sequence Citrus Disease Bacterium
In what is being touted as a big step forward in citrus HLB, or greening disease, research, scientists with USDA’s Agriculture Research Service say they have sequenced the genome of the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, which causes HLB. The bacterium resides in the plant’s phloem tissues, affecting the passage of nutrients and eventually killing the plant. Read more about it …
Scot Eubanks Joins FFB Staff
Scot Eubanks has joined the Agricultural Policy Division at Florida Farm Bureau Federation as assistant director. Eubanks is the staff person working with the beef, sod and aquaculture committees as well as being the point person for those commodities. He will also work to build relationships with County Farm Bureau leaders, regulatory agencies and other farm organizations. Eubanks is a …
FEBRUARY 27, 2009 DEADLINE FOR FLORIDA WATER USERS
This reminder thanks to Gene McAvoy, Regional Vegetable Agent IV, UF/IFAS Hendry Co Extension, LaBelle FL. Irrigation permits using surface water from Lake Okeechobee or its tributaries for landscape, golf course, nursery, livestock, improved pasture and agricultural uses need to be renewed to avoid losing the legal right to use this water. Anyone using surface water from Lake Okeechobee or …
Putnam Discusses “economic recovery plan” & Commish Race
Central Florida Congressman Adam Putnam was featured speaker at last week’s Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association annual banquet, and before his address to the crowd gathered for it in Arcadia, we asked for his thoughts on the so-called “economic recovery plan” working its way through Congress, and about his plans to run for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2010. …
Red Ambrosia Beetle Threatens Avocados & Other S E Plant Species
The red ambrosia beetle threatens several species of plants important to the southeastern U S according to USDA, including red bay and sasafrass trees in Georgia and South Carolina, and avocado trees in Florida. Hear more in this report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …