From the National Pork Producers Council: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 1, 2015 – In a victory for U.S. farmers and ranchers in their ongoing fight to protect private and sensitive personal and financial records, a U.S. District Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by animal-rights and environmental activists against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the agency’s withdrawal of a …
USDA Citrus Crop Forecast: Webcast
The official U.S. Department of Agriculture Citrus Crop Forecast is set to be released at noon eastern time, Friday, October 9, 2015. Southeast AgNet will again provide LIVE broadcast coverage on citrus news affiliate stations and online at SoutheastAgNet.com. Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune …
More From Salmonella Case / Weather Slows Peanut Harvest
Tyron Spearman has an update concerning the recent peanut salmonella case, along with an information on how weather conditions have been, and may continue to affect the peanut harvest in some areas. Update: Download Audio Weather: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
Citrus Growers Share Concerns
Psyllid control, abandoned groves, tree conditions and the federal Tree Assistance Program were on growers’ minds at a forum Thursday in Sebring. Laurie Hurner, Highlands County Extension director and citrus agent, summarizes the discussions. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Scam; HLB Research Update; Water Quality and Roots
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes news of a major citrus theft, an update on Citrus Research and Development Foundation efforts as well as reports on water quality and roots. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement …
Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiators Meeting in Atlanta
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators have been talking this week in Atlanta, Georgia, with the possibility of reaching an agreement before the end of the week. The Atlanta Business Journal reports the current round of talks is expected to be the final round as well. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Associate Director of Legislative Affairs, Kent Bacus, has been at the meetings and …
Citrus Marketing Order Referendum in Florida Ends Monday
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s referendum on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of fresh citrus produced in Florida is set to end next Monday, October 5. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …
October is National Seafood Month
From the University of Florida/IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — October is National Seafood Month, and Florida Sea Grant has spotlighted the safety and variety of the state’s seafood products with a special report published in the September issue of Florida Trend magazine. Although the average Floridian’s seafood consumption is twice the national average – 31 pounds per Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement …
Sugar Growers Defend Need for Burning Fields
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, September 30, 2015………. Anticipating litigation from environmental groups, sugar growers held a preemptive news conference Wednesday to defend the annual pre-harvest burning of sugarcane fields around the Everglades. “We believe that this attack is simply another of their efforts to put the sugar farming industry out of business …
HLB Time is Limited
Everett Griner talks about solving citrus greening in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Photo courtesy of USDA/APHIS. Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers …