AĂ‚Â Florida cattleman serves on the nationalĂ‚Â education joint commitee between the CBB & NCBA, and he discusses the BQA program. Ă‚Â 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 Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida …
FL AgNet Week in Review July 27, 2007
In this weeks podcast, the Florida Ag Statistics Service reviews last seasons numbers and prepares for the October Crop Forecast, Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton, Jr. addresses the free rider issue, NCBA President John Queen encourages cattlemen to contact their congressmen, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson looks at the states future in bio-fuels, and farm broadcasters mourn the …
New Citrus Commission Chairman Discusses Priorities
In both these reports the new Florida Citrus Commission Chairman, Ben Albritton, Jr, discusses the “free rider” issue and other priorities of concern to Florida citrus growers. 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 …
FL Participating in Beef Education Alliance
The Gulf Coast Beef Educational Alliance starts their Fall Nutrition Series on July 31st. Ă‚Â Report (:20 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 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support …
Bright Future for Biofuels in Florida
The future for Florida is in cellulosic ethanol and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson believes that will happen sooner than most people think. There were about 500 people in attendance at the second annual Farm to Fuel Summit in St. Petersburg, Florida July 18-20. That’s double last year’s attendance and Bronson says he expects it to just keep growing because …
Budwood And Abandoned Groves Discussed At DPI Mtgs
Southeast AgNet’s Katherine Bush catches up with Richard Gaskalla of FDACS’ Division of Plant Industry to ask about new budwood research and potential for new varieties being discovered abroad, and the abandoned groves issue. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsoring this news report: AND Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important …
USDA Crop Forecast Again Well Within Target Range
In this report, USDA Agriculture Statistics Service Citrus Administrator Bob Terry discusses the final utilization numbers in comparison to last October’s USDA Citrus Crop Forecast, and comments on the importance of regularly updated tree count numbers as a basis for these reports. Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsoring this news report: USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For …
House Ag Committee Pleased With Farm Bill
Members of the House Agriculture Committee held a press conference on Tuesday to highlight what they accomplished in their version of the 2007 farm bill passed last week. Chairman Collin Peterson says the bill represents reform with payment limits, others praise specialty crop initiative. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember …
DPI Citrus Grower Meetings Continue
All Florida citrus growers are being asked to attend one of the Citrus Health Response Plan update meetings being hosted by the Division of Plant Industry of FDACS. The meeting held this week on Tuesday in Ft Pierce was better attended than the one in Bartow last week. In this report, which airs on the radio network Wednesday this week, …
USDA Extends Comment Period on Citrus Proposed Rules
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2007–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today announced that it is extending the comment period to August 7 on the proposed rule amending its citrus canker regulations to eliminate pre-harvest grove inspection for all Florida citrus moving interstate. This 15-day extension will allow interested parties Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant …