The Florida Cattlemen’s Association and Florida Cattlewomen continue their Year End Quarterly Meeting today in Melbourne. Ashley Hughes says many issues are being discussed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers …
Satsuma Oranges
It looks like the satsuma orange is making a comeback. The small, tasty orange was never a big part of the citrus industry. It was grown mostly in North Florida and South Alabama. It also had a ready market. Around 1935, a devastating freeze killed most of the trees, and the crop just vanished. Everett Griner talks about this quaint …
Florida Judge Tosses Part of ‘Amendment 1’ Spending Challenge
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 3, 2015………. A Leon County judge Thursday removed a major part of a lawsuit that contests how lawmakers decided to spend money that voters approved last year for land buying and preservation. However, an attorney for four environmental Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides …
Heifer Gift
Get into the holiday spirit and make gift-giving easy, festive and fun, but also with a focus on helping families improve their lives with livestock and training. Cathy Isom tells us about the gift that not only gives, but can transform a family this holiday season, Heifer International. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …
Citrus Grower Tries Thermotherapy for HLB
“Our back’s against the wall,” David Wheeler said in explaining why he tried thermotherapy for HLB-infected trees. He discussed his efforts at a field day Thursday in a grove near Lake Wales. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, …
Obama Expected to Sign Transportation Funding Bill
A White House spokesperson confirmed that President Obama will sign the $305 billion highway bill once it reaches his desk. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers …
USDA Releases New Report on Climate Change
A new report has warnings about the effects of climate change on world food security. Gary Crawford has the story with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into …
Southeast Representatives on Peanut Standards Board
New representatives to serve on the Peanut Standards Board have been appointed, and as Tyron Spearman reports, a couple of those are representing the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into …
Swiss Cheese
There are over 400 kinds of cheese in the world. One of the most popular is Swiss cheese. It got the name because it was first made in Switzerland. It is special and different. It is difficult to make. In the beginning Swiss farmers drove their cattle high into the Alps. They tended their herds for six months and made …
USDA Releases US-1516 Citrus Rootstock
From USDA’s Agricultural Research Service: The Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture hereby releases to nurserymen and growers the US-1516 citrus rootstock. This rootstock selection originated from a 1975 cross of African Pummelo (Citrus grandis) x Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange (Poncirustrifoliata) made at the USDA Date and Citrus Station at Indio, California by Dr. Herb Barrett of the USDA, …