From Glades Lives Matter: Wednesday, Hendry County Commissioner Janet Taylor led 50 residents from the Glades community to Senator Joe Negron’s, Martin County office. The group drove over an hour and a half to the incoming president’s office to let him know that they were sick and tired of elected officials playing politics with their livelihoods. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
UF/IFAS Research Looking at Artichokes as an Alternative Crop
Some citrus growers have been looking at alternative crops to grow, and one crop that researchers are looking at is artichokes. University of Florida senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, Dr. Jack Payne, says IFAS researcher Shinsuke Agehara is getting good results from his field trials. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance …
Florida NRCS Invites Landowners to Learn More about EQIP
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida wants producers to know that a sign-up is underway for 2017 funding. Lisa Harper, district conservationist for Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, says this is through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …
An Update on Zika in Florida
From Adam Putnam, Commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Friends, Officials recently confirmed that local transmission of Zika is occurring in two small areas in Miami-Dade County and announced an investigation into a non-travel related case in Pinellas County. This week, I joined Governor Scott in Miami-Dade County to meet with local leaders and residents in …
Presidential Candidates and Agriculture
The presidential candidates are largely at odds over key issues that affect farming and rural America. Hillary Clinton has said she would continue to spend money on commodity payments, crop insurance and disaster aid for family farms that need help in disasters or other tough times. Donald Trump is expected out with specifics on his farm policy in the coming …
Peanut Crop Rating Slightly Below Last Year
USDA’s weekly crop progress report indicates the U.S. peanut crop is rated slightly below where it was this same week last year. Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
Food Bloggers Learn about Florida Beef Industry
The Florida Beef Checkoff was busy this past weekend working with a group of food bloggers. In this week’s beef checkoff report, Ashley Hughes with the Florida Beef Council said she was pleased with the event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Pesticide Resistant Whitefly Poses Threat to U.S. Crops
Fruit and vegetable growers are raising concerns over an invasive whitefly that is resistant to pesticides and carries crop-devastating viruses. The Q-biotype whitefly was found outdoors within the United States for the first time this spring in Florida. Its discovery outdoors comes more than a decade after it was first found in a U.S. retail nursery in Arizona. Since 2005, …
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Presidential Candidates
Agriculture groups made their pitch on policy to Republican candidate for President Donald Trump last week, after sitting down back in June with the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …
Good Crop of Peanuts Still Expected
Tyron Spearman has more information about the peanut crop that is expected this year, and the latest demand and export numbers to go with it. Plus, he has a reminder about a couple of events coming up yet this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the …