Florida Governor Jeb Bush has joined with representatives from Brazil’s financial and agribusiness sectors to launch the Interamerican Ethanol Commission. Florida Agriculture commissioner Charles Bronson, who was at the kickoff event in Coral Gables on Monday, says the goals of the commission to increase ethanol production and demand in the Americas fit with the goals of Florida’s farm to fuel …
FL Beef Checkoff Supports Ambassador
The beef ambassador from Florida is also the National Beef Ambassador. And this is a program made possible by beef checkoff dollars.Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle …
FL Has Many Options for Ethanol Production
FL Commissioner of Agriculture, Charles Bronson, has worked hard for ethanol production in the state through the Farm to Fuel Program. With the first ethanol production plant located in Bartow, citrus peels are just one of the many products that can be used to produce ethanol. Report (1:34 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary …
USDA: Is S.A.G.E. a Possible Prevention for “Greening”?
Southeast Asian Guava Effect (S.A.G.E) – If you keep up with what is going on in citrus ‘greening’ research, then you may be hearing more about this new acronym. In this audio report, USDA plant pathologist Dr Tim Gottwald talks more about SAGE and a new research project he and his colleagues want to get started here in Florida, as …
“Greening ID” Classes; & New Research on Guavas & Greening
In this audio feature, news of a couple citrus ‘greening’ identification seminars going on this week in Florida’s citrus belt. Also, as part of our weekly “Ask the Citrus Expert” feature sponsored by DuPont Crop Protection, USDA Plant Pathologist Dr Tim Gottwald discusses more about how he came upon the idea to research guava interplantings as a possible way to …
In Grove Greening I D Demo Wed Dec 20 Lake Placid FL
On Wednesday, December 20th at 9:00 AM; growers, key employees and other allied members are invited to an in-grove greening identification demonstration. The grove belongs to Smoak Groves and is located on HWY 70, south of Lake Placid. Go west on 70 from US 27 for 4.8 miles and turn south on Lightsey Ranch Road and proceed ½ mile. Park …
Citrus Greening Identification Class Dec 19 Arcadia FL
Citrus Greening Identification Class – Dec. 19th The Extension Service will be conducting a citrus greening identification training class at the Turner Exhibition Hall in Arcadia on December 19th. The two hour class begins at 10:00 AM and should aid growers, managers, and supervisors in the field identification of greening and procedures for getting samples tested. The hands-on training will …
FL Cattlemen Discuss Animal ID
Animal identification was an issue discussed in recent meeting of the Florida Cattlemen’s Assocation. Especially in a committee meeting headed up by Wade Grigsby of Labelle, FL. Ă‚Â Report (1:15 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign. More information about the program can be found at the following link: http://www.florida-agriculture.com/marketing/fapc.htm Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by …
USDA Lab Director Makes “Greening” Research Announcement
Ft. Pierce USDA Horticulture Lab Director Dr. Calvin Arnold called a rare media tele-conference late Friday afternoon, along with some key members of his citrus research team, to get the word out about new information just learned from citrus growers in Vietnam that may be helpful to Florida growers in dealing with citrus ‘greening’. In this report you’ll hear Arnold’s …