At the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service booth at Sunbelt Ag Expo, I caught up with the Florida NASS Director Ben Klugh. Ben and I talked about a variety of things, including the Census of Agriculture that will take place in 2007, but something they are already preparing for. Interview (4:00 wma) Report (1:30 wma) Find out more at the Florida NASS …
NCBA Membership Rises in Southeast
In the cattle barn at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga you’ll find a display set up by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. And in that booth will be the Southeast Representative for NCBA Melanie Sojourner. I chatted with Melanie about not only what she’s talking to producers about at Sunbelt, but also the fact that memberships here in …
USDA Announces Program to Restore Longleaf Pine Forests
At the Sunbelt Ag Expo this afternoon Teresa Lasseter, Administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency, announced a new CRP Longleaf Pine Initiative to increase forests by 250,000 acres in 9 southern states. Hear the announcement made by Lasseter along with comments from Senate Ag Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. Announcement (6:00 wma) Report (1:30 wma) The FSA website has …
FL Producers Urged to Signup for EQIP
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida encourages producers to signup for the EQIP program. State Conservationist Niles Glasgow says the batching deadline will soon be here.  Report (1:00 wma) 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 Board …
More Winners at FL Farm Bureau Meeting
The big news out of the Florida Farm Bureau meeting last week in Daytona Beach was a new president elected, but there were other winners at the convention. See Florida Farm Bureau’s website for more details. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …
EQIP Opportunities are Great
There are lots of opportunities for landowners under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Find out more on the Florida NRCS website. Report (1:30 wma) 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 Board Funded Research Impactful for the …
News Items from FL Farm Bureau
A change in leadership after nearly a quarter century headlined the convention of the state’s largest general farm organization, as Florida Farm Bureau says good-bye to Carl Loop as its president, and welcomes Volusia County farmer John Hoblick after a unanimous vote of delegates put him into the job. The attached release from Farm Bureau outlines other headlines from the …
Touring FL Citrus Country
If you search this website’s posts back a few weeks, or simply click on the ‘international’ tab under citrus in the categories to the right, you’ll find some reports I filed from a Grapefruit Industry tour in Honduras mid-September. My Honduran host, Mr. Rene Laffite, is in Florida this week and we are taking the opportunity to return some hospitality. …
Ona, Florida Field Day is October 24th
Cattle producers are invited to attend the Ona Field Day at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research & Education Center October 24th.  Report (1:00 wma) 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 Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of …