In these reports, more comments from State Sen Mike Haridopolos about spending of tax dollars and the need for change in the way Florida handles its money. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida …
Florida Tax Debate Concerns Rural Areas
Discussions going on in the Florida Legislature about tax reforms are of growing concern to rural cities and counties. In this report, comments from Sen. Mike Haridopolos, who recently spoke to citrus growers at the Indian River Citrus League Annual Meeting in Vero Beach. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). More information about CSAs is available online at http://www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers/community_supported_agriculture.htm. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember …
NASS Preparing for Census
The main topic last week at a meeting of NASS officials in Jacksonville, Florida was preparations for the new Census of Agriculture. Southeast Agnet talked with Florida’s Jim Ewing and Georgia director Doug Kleweno about the importance of the Census. Florida Report (1:00 mp3) Georgia Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember …
FL Cattle Producers Benefit from EQIP
There are many ways cattle and livestock producers can benefit on their land with programs through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. But you are also reminded of an important date coming soon in Florida concerning EQIP. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers …
Trade Commission Affirms Dumping Decision
For Immediate Release: FL Citrus Mutual, LAKELAND, Fla. (October 25, 2007) – The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has again affirmed its determination that Brazilian orange juice dumped in the United States at less than fair value prices has harmed Florida citrus growers and processors. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
EQIP Amendment Reminds of Upcoming Deadline
Several amendments were added to the Senate Farm Bill during mark-up, including one that remove a provision to the payment limitation for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, maintaining the exisiting limitation of 450-thousand – which reminds us to remind producers that the EQIP batching period for 2008 funding is coming up November 13. USDA-NRCS in Florida wants producers to know. …
Former Citrus Chairman on Grapefruit, USDA Rules & FDOC
In these two weekly features involving coverage of the Florida Dept of Citrus former Citrus Commissioner and Commission Chairman Dan Richey talks about the grapefruit marketing situation going into this season, growing concerns and expectations about the highly anticipated USDA final ruling about fresh fruit shipments this year, and about FDOC efforts to juice up marketing efforts for grapefruit products. …
Citrus Words of Encouragement from ‘River’ Growers Mtg
While visiting with the crowd at the Indian River Citrus League annual meeting this week, we asked outgoing Indian River Citrus League President Stan Carter, now a Citrus Commissioner, and grower Dan Richey of Riverfront Packing in Vero Beach, what message they would send out to fellow citrus growers around the state. Hear some of their comments in this report. …
Aussie Expert on Citrus Greening Discusses Psyllid Control
Andrew Beattie was one of the featured speakers at the Citrus Expo late this summer in Fort Myers, Florida. Beattie is a recognized citrus researcher in citrus greening from the University of Western Syndey, New South Wales, Australia. In this “Ask the Citrus Expert” feature, Beattie offers comments on controlling the citrus psyllid in order to slow the rate of …