Specialty Crops Waiting on Farm Bill

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance has been working for the past three years on getting recognition for specialty crops in the 2007 Farm Bill and while their efforts paid off, the bill is still not final. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …

Food Check Out Week

This week is National Food Check Out Week, celebrating the fact that Americans have already earned enough disposable income to pay for an entire year’s worth of groceries. Report (1:00 mp3) Florida Farm Bureau is getting the word out through county level events and a statewide broadcast ad campaign. Report 1 (1:00 mp3) Report 2 (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …

NCBA President has Rewarding Year

The annual Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show is well underway in Reno, Nevada as the Southeast has been represented well the past year by out-going NCBA President John Queen. A cattleman from North Carolina, Queen encouraged producers across Region II to become more involved in the industry and said the past year has been a rewarding one for him.  Report …

Peanut Price Slightly Up

Tyron Spearman tells us about the peanut prices for last week and what the USDA Stocks & Processing Report shows.  Report (1:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …

FBC Attending National Convention

Chairman of the Florida Beef Council, Brad Etheridge, will be just one of the many cattle producers in Reno this week for the Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show, an event he is looking forward to learning the latest news with the beef checkoff.  Report (1:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Southeast Cattle Numbers Drop

The cattle inventory report put out by USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service showed a slight decrease in numbers across the nation, but here in the Southeast, cattle numbers fell a bit more… AL Report  (1:00 mp3)  FL Report  (1:30 mp3)  GA Report  (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to …

AL-FL Peanut Show is Thursday

Peanut growers are invited to attend the Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show which is coming up this Thursday at the National Peanut Fairgrounds in Dothan.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Log Jam on Farm Bill

Tyron Spearman reports to us today on the log jam that has occurred on the Farm Bill.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …

Indian River Growers Get Greening Reality Check

Citrus growers in the Indian River citrus production region have had to adjust their thinking about canker and greening over the past 12 months. In this report, Indian River Citrus League’s Doug Bournique discusses how growers now realize greening is at least as big a threat to grapefruit as it is to oranges. Report (2:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE …

Timing of Referendum Causes Concern Among Growers

In this report, comments from Florida Citrus Mutual C E O Mike Sparks about the timing of a possible grower referendum, which is being considered by a Joint Legislative Sunset Review Committee. With the Legislative session right around the corner, Sparks says the grower community needs to act fast to develop input for the process, or risk someone else making …