Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about living with Africanized honey bees. More information on the topic can be found on the web at http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2007/04052007.html. Click the links below to view TV public service announcements about steps to take when dealing with Africanized honey bees. Africanized Bees In Florida – Version 1 TV PSA :30 2 MB Africanized Bees In …
Greening on the River Among Many Citrus Stories This Week
Indian River County is now on the “greening” list. Click here for a link to one news story about it. Also, more talk is brewing about the ‘free rider’ issue and a more targeted marketing approach to better benefit Florida growers who are alone in funding the marketing efforts. In the second report, Citrus Commissioner Bob Behr, formerly with the …
FL FB President on Biofuels
Gary Cooper interviewedFlorida Farm Bureau president John Hoblick at the recent Farm to Fuel Summit in St. Petersburg about the future of biofuels and agriculture in Florida. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Indian River Education Center Degrees
The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences offers a variety of agricultural and environmental degrees for students at the Indian River Research and Education Center near Fort Pierce. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember …
Adam Putnam Speaks Out on House Farm Bill
Congressman Adam Putnam (R-FL), a former member of the House Agriculture Committee, explains why he voted against the 2007 Farm Bill passed by the House last week despite its many benefits for producers. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …
FCPRAC Leader: “Greening is Different, it CAN Take Us Out…”
All Florida citrus growers should hear comments in these reports from grower Peter McClure, who heads up the Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council (FCPRAC). He says many Florida growers who remain apathetic to greening control may be out of business in the not-too-distant future. In one of these reports McClure also makes an interesting comparison between hard-fought-for dollars for …
Citrus Energy
The future of citrus was a big topic at the Farm to Fuel Summit in Florida recently. One of the speakers was David Stewart, CEO of Citrus Energy, LLC who discussed the development of citrus waste as a biomass feedstock for ethanol production. He is the inventor of three pending patents: Ethanol Production from Citrus Processing Waste, Method and Apparatus …
Cattle Producers Reminded About BQA
A Florida cattleman sits on the National Producer Education Commitee and wants to remind all producers about the benefits of the Beef Quality Assurance Program.  Report (1:30 mp3) To learn more log on www.bqa.org Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida …
Clearing Up H2A Ag Labor Program Confusion
An expert in H2A Labor access for agricultural producers says lots of farmers are confused about how H2A workers CAN in fact work in the same fields as traditional workers without equal pay requirements. Mike Nobles is President and CEO of H2A-USA, a firm that cuts through the confusion of H2A rules to help farmers get the labor they need, …
Popular FL Congressman With Strong Caution on Farm Bill Draft
Congressman Adam Putnam says while yes, there are some good things for Florida citrus and other agriculture segments in the recently passed House version of the Farm Bill, there are also some very negative aspects to the bill that could outweigh the positives. In this report, hear Putnam’s pointed comments about a severe loss of conservation funding if the bill …