A special state Senate committee is already exploring the immigration issue surely to be a big one in the coming Legislative Session. While much was said during the campaign about it, some reality check seems to be starting to come back into the discussion, thanks in part to people like Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, and some Florida business interests who …
2012 Farm Bill
Everett Griner tells us how the 2012 Farm Bill progress will be slow. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
FL NRCS Taking FRPP Applications
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida announces that if you have farm or ranch lands you want to protect from development, now is the time to apply for funding opportunities through the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida …
South Florida Farm Chemical Thefts Continue
South Florida Multi-County Extension Agent Gene McAvoy says farm chemical thefts in the region continue. For this report, we share his information about the situation and how farmers may better protect their inventories. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
2 Job Families
As everyone knows, farming still requires two jobs. Everett Griner talks on this today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
USDA Progress Report: Biofuels Expansion Reaches All U S Regions
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2011 (USDA) – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that biofuels and biomass energy projects across America have been selected for funding to continue the Administration’s support for the development of renewable fuels. Vilsack highlighted the various investments USDA made since he laid out a broad vision to spur rural revitalization through renewable energy production in a …
Maria Gallo Named UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Chairman
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Maria Gallo, a molecular genetics professor, has been named chairman of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ agronomy department. Jack Payne, UF’s senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, announced the move Jan. 14. Gallo, who has served as the interim department chair since September 2009, replaces Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …
FL Ag Commish Putnam Introduces Forestry Resolutions at 1st Cabinet Mtg
Putnam Honors 75th Anniversary of Florida state forest system and announces Prescribed Fire Awareness Week – TALLAHASSEE (FDACS) At this week’s meeting of the Governor and the Cabinet, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam introduced a resolution in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Florida state forest system. Beginning this month and throughout the year, the Division of Forestry at the …
Health Bill Repeal Would Hurt Rural America
There are some in Congress who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act that passed last year, but when it comes to health care, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told me this morning it’s tough to take rural America and farm country forward if some folks want to take us backwards. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida …
UF College of Agriculture Has Good Interns Anxious to Work!
Anne Marie Mattison from University of Florida’s College of Agriculture, Food & Resource Economics Department attended the recent winter joint luncheon of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association and Florida Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association, where she and students presented the progress of the GATOR NAMA club and invited Florida agribusinesses to consider interns for work in their operations. …