Bill Would Lift Land Use Consideration From Energy Regs

The Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act, or H.R. 2409 has been introduced in an effort to eliminate the EPA requirement which considers indirect land use when calculating greenhouse gas emissions associated with advanced biofuels. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United …

Growers Approve Peanut Board & ABAC Hosting Workshop

In the recent referendum, growers did vote to continue efforts with the National Peanut Board, as Tyron Spearman has that story along with information about a conservation workshop to be held this summer in Tifton, Georgia. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …

USDA Radio: Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder Research Update

Here’s an update from Gary Crawford at USDA Radio about the Colony Collapse Disorder and its impacts on the nation’s honeybees. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Veggie Garden Where?

South Whitehouse lawn dug and planted. Everett Griner tells us just what this might cause. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …

Cap and Trade Legislation Formally Introduced

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, also known as the Waxman-Markey cap and tax bill, has been officially introduced in the House as H.R. 2454. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged …

Reinvestment Efforts for the Southeast

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack held a rural community forum in Southeastern Georgia to announce American Renewal and Reinvestment Act projects aimed at improving local communities and benefiting people throughout rural America. Georgia: Southeast: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …

CCD Update

Still looking for answers. Everett Griner has the scoop. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026

FL’s Cretul on Seminole Compact, Horse Racing, Farm to Fuel & More

Catching up with Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Larry Cretul at a Marion County Farm Bureau farm tour luncheon Friday we asked about the impact of the Seminole Gaming Compact on horse racing in Florida; a possible special session; farm to fuel initiatives; grass roots input to lawmakers with respect to the new lobbying restrictions, and what his …

Field to the Hill Legislative Visit

The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is in Washington D.C. this week with their Field to Hill Legislative visit. We get a better insight regarding the goals and importance of the trip through these reports from President John Hoblick, National Affairs Coordinator Adam Basford, and Suwannee County farmer William Carte. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …

FL Farm Bureau “Ag Watch” Tallahassee Report May 15th

Here’s this week’s 5-15-09 edition of Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Watch (pdf file) from the FFB Legislative office in Tallahassee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …