A new signup for the Conservation Security Program begins on April 18 and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida and Alabama are offering workshops about the program for landowners in the Choctawhatchee River watershed that includes parts of the panhandle and southern Alabama. The workshops will be held April 22 at 9:00 am at the Coffee County Farm Center …
Southern Gardens’ Gast Describes Grove Scouting Program
In these four reports, comments from Tim Gast of Southern Gardens Citrus in Clewiston about their operation’s grove scouting and greening management program. Scouting, tree removal, and replicated research plots to look into a suspected guava-greening connection are all discussed. Gast offered the comments in a recent interview with Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff at the recent ‘Greening Summit” in Avon …
Grower Trials & Greening Challenges
In these features, comments from citrus grower Peter McClure of Evans Properties. McClure also presently heads up the Florida Citrus Production Advisory Council, a group of involved growers who advise the research community on the most pressing grower needs in terms of answers to production challenges. McClure discusses the seriousness of the greening challenge and how his group and others …
New Florida Conservationist on the Job
The new state conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is settling into his new position. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Florida Legislative Update
Ben Parks of Florida Farm Bureau gives the latest update on the Florida Legislative session. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To …
FL Citrus Mutual Reasons for Free Rider Fix Hold
In the first report below, Florida Citrus Mutual spokesman Andrew Meadows explains some of the reasons Citrus Mutual leaders voted to put a hold on attempting a legislative fix to the “Free Rider” issue. In the second report, a reminder of three more Florida Citrus Mutual area grower meeting dates coming up. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFL …
FL Forever Program in Legislature
The Florida Forever Program is one issue that the Florida Cattlemen’s Association has been following during the legislative session in Tallahassee. Sam Ard, their Director of Governmental Affairs has an update on where things stand with that program.Ă‚Â Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
Florida Farm Bureau Tallahassee “Ag Watch”
Here’s Florida Farm Bureau’s legislative Ag Watch April 11, 2008 (pdf file) Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026
Citrus Commish Chairman Discusses “Free Rider” Hold
In these reports, Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton Jr speaks candidly about the action by Florida Citrus Mutual this week asking the Citrus Department to put Free Rider fix efforts on hold for now, so legislative proposals could be fine tuned and begun earlier in the legislative process next year. Albritton emphasizes the discussion and exchange between Commissioners, the …
New NCBA Field Rep for Southeast
The National Cattlemen’s Beef AssociationĂ‚Â has a new field representative for their Southeast Region II which includesĂ‚Â Alabama, Florida, & Georgia.Ă‚Â Nate Yeager has been in this position for a couple of months now and said he has enjoyed traveling across the area meeting producers.Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …