In this week’s Friday Features on Florida Dept of Citrus (FDOC) news, an update from Executive Director Peter Chaires of the New Varieties Development and Management Corporation (NVDMC), which FDOC funds in an effort to find and develop new citrus varieties to help keep Florida growers competitive into the future. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Suwannee River CARES Awards
Twenty-nine Suwannee River Basin farmers and ranchers were recognized for their outstanding natural resource stewardship during the 8th Annual CARES dinner held on the Dwight Stansel farm this week. Representatives from USDA in Washington DC and USDA-NRCS in Florida were on hand to celebrate the event. The Florida Farm Bureau and the Suwannee River Partnership created CARES to bring agricultural …
Citrus Greening Research Progress Report
According to comments in these three reports from Dr Harold Browning, Director of UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center at Lake Alfred, progress is being made in research into citrus psyllid control. Browning agrees with other scientists who says if a decent breakthrough is made in any one of three major areas of research, it could mean major progress toward …
FL Producers Signing up for Voluntary Checkoff
Cattle producers in various parts of Florida are signing up for the voluntary beef checkoff effort which is underway, something that Florida Beef Council Chairman Brad Etheridge is happy to see as it will really help them continue with some of the programs across the state.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, …
FL Preparing for COOL
Many are concerned about COOL starting in just a few months, but Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson wants producers to realize what a benefit this could be to their operations. Â Report (1:30 mp3) 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 …
Bayer CropScience 2008 Vegetable Seminar A Hit
Last week about 100 vegetable growers and Bayer CropScience representatives gathered in South Florida for the 2008 Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seminar, where attendees were on hand to celebrate the launch of two key products, Movento and Synapse. Industry experts presented the latest research on managing key pests and diseases, and a good time was had by all while at the …
Citrus Greening Research Focusing on Three Major Areas
Stay tuned to this website in coming weeks as we will be posting numerous comments from leading scientists involved in citrus greening research. Listen to the series of reports posted below and hear comments from UF/CREC Director Dr Harold Browning, and USDA Hort Lab Director Dr Calvin Arnold, about updates expected later this summer from research projects now underway in …
FL Receives Conservation Innovation Grant
The Florida Wildlife Fund recently was awarded a grant to continue work that’s been underway with cattle producers in the Lake Okeechobee watershed.  Report (2:00 mp3) 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 …
Citrus Greening, Psyllid On The Move
In this report, headlines about citrus greening disease now confirmed in Louisiana, and Citrus Psyllid now confirmed just two miles south of the California border in Tijuana, Mexico, has citrus growers and industry folks all over the continent concerned about the spread of citrus greening disease. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …
Sugar Lobby Icon “D-Y” Retires from DC, Returns to Florida
This news post taken from an American Sugar Alliance communique this week noting that Dalton Yancey is moving back to Florida to retire after years of service to the sugar industry in Washington D. C. Some of us have known Dalton simply as “D-Y” since way back when he represented the Florida Sugar Cane League. AgNet hats are off to …