Florida leads the U S in watermelon production, and in light of the present economic situation all around, we asked National Watermelon Association Executive Bob Morrissey how he felt watermelons would fare on the marketing side considering the consumer belt tightening going on. Hear his comments in this report. By the way, some in our citrus audience may recognize Bob, …
FL NRCS Announces Signup Cutoff Dates
State Conservationist Carlos Suarez with USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida has announced the cutoff date for two farm bill conservation programs, as all applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) will be accepted until close of business on February 27, 2009. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …
FL Senate Committee on Economy Looking for Input at Workshops
More comments in these two reports from FL Senator Don Gaetz, Chairman of the Florida Senate Committee on the Economy, who says a series of public workshops starting this week will seek input from businesses and citizens on ideas to get the Florida economy going again. Gaetz says Florida agriculture in particular can be an important part of the process …
FL Farm Bureau Follow Up On Ag Budget Cuts in Special Session
In this report, Florida Farm Bureau Director of Legislative Affairs Ben Parks in Tallahassee gives our listeners a rundown of the budget cuts to the Florida Dept of Agriculture in the Special Session this month. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Food Safety Scares: It Can Happen To ANY Commodity
Reggie Brown of the Florida Tomato Exchange (photo) was a featured speaker in a couple of the sessions at the recent Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA. After what he and his industry went through in 2008 due to innaccurate reporting of a salmonella outbreak that did not involve tomatoes at all, Brown had some pointed comments for …
FL Citrus Mutual’s Sparks on New D C Outlook
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks spoke recently to AgNet’s Ernie Neff about the new political scenario in Washington D C as it relates to the Florida citrus industry. Hear Sparks’ comments in these two reports. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
FL Legislature Cuts Budget
Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Director of Legislative Affairs, Sam Ard, has an update on the across the board cuts put together by the Florida legislature during their special session concerning the state budget situation and how they affect agriculture. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle …
FL Ag Urged To Attend FL Senate Committee Workshops
In this report, comments from Florida Senator Don Gaetz about a series of three workshops scheduled in the immediate future by the Florida Senate Committee on the Economy, which he chairs. Gaetz says agriculture is a key to Florida’s economy, and agricluture legislative representatives are urging farmers and ranchers to turn out at these meetings, even on short notice, to …
FL Cattlemen’s Institute Reminder
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association would like to remind producers about the the 2009 Florida Cattlemen’s Institute and Allied Trade Show which is going to be held this Thursday, January 15th at the Osceola Heritage Park, off Highway 192 east of Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay …
Legislature Makes IFAS Cuts
As we all know the Florida Legislature has been in special session to balance the budget, which has plummeted to about $65 billion from a high of $72 billion less than two years ago due to the sagging economy. The IFAS budget was cut by the 4% that state agencies were instructed to hold back in case our economy ended …