House Approves Short-Term Farm Bill Extension – Senate Will Not

The House easily passed a one-month extension of the expired 2008 Farm Bill, but the Senate is not expected to follow suit. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 For Applied …

House Approves Budget Outline

The U.S. House approved a two-year budget outline that does include some changes in agriculture spending. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Citrus Freeze, or No?

Multi-county citrus Extension agent Chris Oswalt responds to a question about the likelihood of a Florida citrus freeze this season. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 For Applied ResearchJune 12, …

Lots of land

A lot of big land owners are supporting conservation. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers …

House Passes Farm Bill Extension

Farm bill negotiators now have a little more time to complete their work, as Gary Crawford explains why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle …

More Details on USDA’s Emergency Response Framework for HLB

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Dr. Jack Payne, senior vice president for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Florida, give more details regarding USDA’s newly formed Emergency Response Framework for citrus greening. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …

Partnership will Advance Commercial Potential of Cellulosic Nanomaterial

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities and the U.S. Forest Service are partnering to rapidly advance the development of the first U.S. commercial facility producing cellulosic nanomaterial. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …

Clonts Discusses Multi-CHMA Psyllid Sprays, Citrus Rootstocks

Lake County citrus grower Rex Clonts discusses an effort he’s spearheading to have multiple citrus health management areas spray for HLB-spreading psyllids at the same time. He also talks about the rootstocks citrus growers need for the future. Clonts was one of scores of growers and citrus nurserymen attending Thursday’s Citrus Research and Education Center Rootstock Field Day. Download Audio …

Odds on Getting a Farm Bill by Year’s End

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says despite best efforts by the farm bill conference committee, it is fairly obvious that a new farm bill will not be in place by year’s end. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …

New USDA Emergency Response Framework to Combat Citrus Greening

USDA has announced the creation of a new, unified emergency response framework to address citrus greening. And while Andrew Meadows with Florida Citrus Mutual says that they are encouraged by the announcement, they are more focused on the need to pass a farm bill that includes the National Citrus Research Trust Fund. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …