In this Juice News report, Gary Cooper has comments from Mark Wilson of the Florida Chamber about why agriculture folks want Amendment 3 to pass.Ă‚Â ALso in this report, a brief follow up with comments from Indian River Citrus League aboutĂ‚Â USDA’s planned purchase ofĂ‚Â millions of gallons of Florida grapefruit juice, which should help stabalize prices for growers.Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) …
Florida Ag Wants Amendment 3 to Pass!
Agriculture people in Florida are fed up with needless and inappropriate amendments being made to the state constitution, things like pig crate amendments that make Florida a laughing stock nationwide.Ă‚Â BUT there areĂ‚Â peopleĂ‚Â who like being able to snow the public into voting for amendments that voters often don’t understand.Ă‚Â At the last minute we heard about millions of dollars coming …
Beef Checkoff Listens to Consumers
The Beef Checkoff is ready to go with a new plan for 2007. Kim Essex with NCBA’s Federation of State Beef Councils says it’sĂ‚Â a plan that was based a lot on consumer research for promotions in each state. AL Report Ă‚Â (1:00 wma) FL Report Ă‚Â (1:00 wma) GA Report Ă‚Â (1:00 wma)Ă‚Â Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research …
Mutual Uses Meetings to Reach Grassroots Growers
FL Citrus Mutual hosts the first of 5 meetings across the state, giving the organization’s new leadership a chance to meet face to face with members.Ă‚Â Southeast AgNet’s President/CEO Gary Cooper files this report. Ă‚Â REPORT (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, …
FCOJ Futures Reaches 16 Year High
Spot month November contract broke the $2 barrier, but some traders still show concern of a declining juice demand. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers …
Too Much Grapefruit Juice In Pipeline
At the recent October meeting of FL Citrus Commissioners, economic reports show more grapefruit juice in the pipeline at the start of the season than growers like to see. Citrus Commissioner Cody Estes grows grapefruit in the Indian River region, and he says while the fresh side is going into the season in a strong market position, the grapefruit juice …
Former FDOC Exec Dir on Dept Direction
Department of Citrus team leaders presented 06-07 season marketing plans to Gulf Citrus Growers in LaBelle this week. Among the crowd in attendance was former FDOC Executive Director Dr Dan Gunter who is now with Alico. In this report, Gunter reacts to what he heard in the FDOC presentation and to comments made by FL Citrus Mutual leaders also in …
Farm City Week Coming Soon
Fall is in the air and that means Farm City Week is just around the corner. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most …
Many Initiatives Under EQIP
There are many different initiatives that fall under the umbrella of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives Program or EQIP, according to Florida State Conservationist Niles Glasgow. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …