Today Cathy Isom fills us in on how the USDA is supporting home-ownership in rural America. Download Audio USDA Rural Development operates over fifty financial assistance programs for a variety of rural applications. For more information on these programs click here. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data …
Beef Checkoff is a Small Investment for the Return
In our weekly “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Brad Etheridge from Williston, Florida says the checkoff is just a small investment for the many benefits gained from it. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff, go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Florida Rancher Pleased with NRCS Program
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is reminding Florida farmers and ranchers that applications are being taken until December 18 for financial and technical assistance through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program for fiscal year 2016 funding. Florida rancher Jim Russakis is one person who is pleased with ACEP and how the program has worked for his operation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Beef Teaching Unit Ground Breaking
The University of Florida broke ground last week for the $3.6 million renovation of the UF/IFAS Beef Teaching Unit. This year, the Legislature allotted $1 million toward the renovation of the facility and the Florida Cattlemen’s Association played a major role in the allocation of those funds. We spoke with professor and chair of the UF/IFAS animal sciences department, Geoff …
Citrus Nutrition Day
The University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) served as host of a Citrus Nutrition Day yesterday in Lake Alfred. The meeting was packed with nearly 200 growers eager to hear the latest research on citrus nutrition. Associate professor and citrus horticulture specialist, Tripti Vashisth, organized the event and said she would like to encourage growers to sign …
Southeast AgNet This Week: HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrate 50 Years; Cotton Production Down/ Peanuts Up
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a feature on HM. CLAUSE, a global vegetable seed company, as well as an update on the increase in peanut production and decrease in cotton production. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
University of Florida hosting its annual Soil and Water Research Science Forum
From the University of Florida/IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The United Nations has declared 2015 the “International Year of Soils” and the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is recognizing this with its 16th annual Soil and Water Science Research Forum on Sept. 17 in the J. Wayne Reitz Union. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay …
Trans-Pacific Partnership Update
House Agriculture Committee members met with U.S. Trade Representative Micheal Froman last week in regards to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. With the outlook for exports softening, committee members stressed the importance of expanding opportunities for trade. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay …
Florida Cattlemen Holding Quality Replacement Heifer Sale
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association invites ranchers to join them for their 21st annual Quality Replacement Heifer Sale this Friday, September 18, at the Arcadia Stockyard in Arcadia. The 1:00pm sale is scheduled to have over Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida …
Scott Won’t Step in to Block Bear Hunt
From The News Service of Florida The Capital, Tallahassee, September 15, 2015–Gov. Rick Scott will not use executive authority to block the state’s first bear-hunting season in more than two decades, despite pleas from animal-rights groups. While anti-hunt groups have been collecting petitions and planning protests across the state on the eve of next month’s hunt, the governor’s office said …