A Tax Extenders bill is currently moving through the house that includes a one-year retroactive extension of the biodiesel tax incentive and 1.5-billion dollars in crop loss disaster assistance. However, Senate Republicans are preparing an alternative bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To …
AL New Dean for AU College of Agriculture
Auburn University has announced that William Batchelor will join their staff as the new Dean of the University’s College of Agriculture. 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 …
USDA Holds Regional Communications Seminars for State FSAs
USDA Farm Service Agency state leaders and communications personnel are holding a series of regional meetings around the country focused on communicating effectively in a changing media world. This week’s meeting involves nine southeastern states and the meeting is being held in Jacksonville, Florida. In addition to representing Farm Broadcasting on a media panel, I also had a chance to …
Opponents Hope For Truck Weight Hike Veto in Florida
By KEITH LAING – THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 25, 2010……….Opponents of increasing the amount of weight that trucks can carry on Florida roads are hoping a provision tucked into a transportation bill will tip the scales in favor of a veto from Gov. Charlie Crist. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …
Citrus Expo: Research to Real Life-Applying the Latest Citrus Science
Citrus Expo 2010 is set for August 18-19 at Lee Civic Center near Ft. Myers, Florida. Citrus Expo has just sent its Seminar Program (pdf file) to the printer with the titles of one-and-a-half days of seminars to help growers transform research into real-life applications — today. No matter the size or location of your grove, you’ll learn how to …
Debunking Food Allergy Myths
According to a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association only about eight-percent of children and less than five-percent of adults have a true food allergy – yet nearly 30-percent of the population believes they have severe food allergies. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle …
Got Milk?
The dairy farmers are feeling the squeeze. What Squeeze? Everett Griner lets us know. 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 Proud of Efforts Funded Through the …
AL Receives USDA Grants Funded Through 2501 Program
USDA has awarded $1.1 million in grants to three Alabama institutions to help develop programs to ensure that minority landowners have access to a full range of USDA programs. 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 …
AAC Presenting One Voice for AL Agriculture
Dennis Finch, President of the Alabama Agribusiness Council, says that with agriculture facing a multitude of issues, its imperative for the industry to work together as one. Download Audio More information about the Alabama Agribusiness Council is available on their website Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
The Growth of Food Gardening
It is official. Bruce Butterfield with the National Gardening Association says that 2009 say a large increase in home food gardens. 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 …