Everglades Contractor Suing Water District

Gary Cooper Florida, General, Sugar

(From News Service Florida, Sept 30) South Florida taxpayers already on the hook for millions in Everglades restoration may end up paying for some work that is not being done. That’s because a contractor whose project was cancelled to make way for the purchase of 73,000 acres from U.S. Sugar Corp. is crying foul. Worse for regional water managers, Kansas-based …

Climate Change Introduced in the Senate

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia

The Boxer-Kerry Bill has been proposed to the Senate with an aggressive 20 percent emissions limit. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

Consumers Purchasing Lower Priced Wines

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

Wine consumption continues to increase, but shoppers have become extremely price conscious. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

AL Ag Commissioner Optimistic Regarding This Year’s Crops

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, General, Soybeans

With all the rainfall that the southeast has recently received, Alabama Ag Commissioner Ron Sparks, says that they are hoping for a good harvest. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows …

Unheard Voices

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

The small farmers are feeling neglected. How? Everett Griner explains. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026

Striving for Sustainability

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, General, Georgia

Sustainability is an important factor in the future of agriculture and President of Cotton Incorporated, Berrye Worsham, says that one of the cotton industries sustainable goals is yield enhancement. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …

AL Hit Hard by Soybean Rust

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, General, Georgia, Soybeans

More soybean fields are being identified as being hosts to soybean rust as it has now been reported in eight new Alabama counties. In addition, three counties in Arkansas and one in Georgia were also added to the growing list. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida …

Healthy Kids, Healthy Future

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

During the recently held Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Conference, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, promoted the use of partnerships to combat the issue of childhood obesity. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Commissioners Spotlight on Xtreme Cuisine Contest

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about a cooking contest that has been added to “Xtreme Cuisine,” a program which introduces kids around the state to the world of cooking and good nutrition. More information is available online by clicking on Xtreme Cuisine Cooking Contest. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …

Homemade Smokes

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

They might be cheaper, but Everett Griner tells us that they are also more hazardous. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026