Kathy Vogel, Executive Director of the Florida Water Quality Coalition, is one of those scheduled to speak at hearings being held this week on EPA’s proposed nutrient standards. And the following report includes her thoughts on the issue and the importance of it to Florida Agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle …
Laura Linback Wins the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix
OCALA, FL (February 12, 2010)–The opening $25,000 HITS Grand Prix of the AA-rated six-week HITS Ocala Winter Circuit was captured by none other than Laura Linback and As Di Villagana, reigning champs from the 2009 $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober …
Southeast AgNet Sponsors ACA/ACWA Officer Cooking Contest
The first day of the 2010 Alabama Cattlemen’s Association has been a good one with not only educational events and a big trade show, but also their annual ACA/ACWA Officers Cooking Contest which Southeast AgNet sponsors each year. Pictured to the right are this year’s winners Evelyn Brown, ACWA Vice President and Leo Hollinger, ACA Vice President. Participants this year …
Dust Issue a Concern for Cattlemen
Colin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, talks about how dust has become an issue they are tracking very closely in our nation’s capitol. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
January Cold Snap in the History Books
The National Weather Service has declared that January 2-13, 2010 was the coldest since 1940. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
Sequencing May Aid in Producing Biofuel Crops
USDA scientists have completed sequencing the genome of a kind of wild grass that will enable researchers to shed light on the genetics behind hardier varieties of wheat and improved varieties of biofuel crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober …
Irrigation Benefits to the Proposed NOAA Climate Service
The proposed National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration Climate Service could help producers with irrigation issues. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
AL Budget Issues Compounded by Election Year Choices
The Alabama Legislature is well into the 2010 session and Chris Isaacson with the Alabama Forestry Association says when you add the ongoing budget issues to an election year, the legislators have their hands full. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research …
GAC Working on Cleaning Up Water Permitting Records
For this week’s Georgia Legislative Report, Georgia Agribusiness Council’s Vice President of Public Affairs, Bryan Tolar, says the big news remains water and Governor Perdue’s much anticipated water legislation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
USDA: Listening for Ideas About Rural Jobs Creation
About 50 people from around Florida gathered at Florida Farm Bureau (FFB) headquarters in Gainesville for a listening session about rural job creation, where USDA Rural Development and Farm Service Agency officials listened to ideas from all attending. Posing a list of questions to the crowd, FFBF President John Hoblick moderated the session as various attendees spoke their minds. Naturally, …