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 Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …

Former Senator, Rancher, Gubenatorial Candidate Eyes FL A-G Post

Former state Senator Rod Smith of Alachua County, a close runner-up for the Democratic nomination for Governor the last time around, is reportedly expected to run for Attorney General if A-G Bill McCollum throws his hat in the ring for governor. McCollum’s decision to do so is all but a given at this point. Florida politics will be active in …

Telling the Farm Story – LOCALLY! Marion County FL Farm Bureau

It’s an annual event for Marion County Farm Bureau to host local legislators, city and county leaders and their staff members for a farm tour of area agriculture. Marion County is a good example of Florida’s agricultural diversity, with everything from citrus, vegetables and specialty crops, to nursery, cattle, horses and forestry just to name a few. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …

Impact of Crist’s Senate Bid on Agriculture

Southeast AgNet recently had the chance to ask Congressman Adam Putnam about what Governor Charlie Crist’s announcement to run for Senate means for the state of Florida. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the …

Opposition Towards The Clean Water Restoration Act

For the last few days we’ve been covering Florida Farm Bureau’s Field to the Hill Legislative Visit and one of the top issues on their agenda was the Clean Water Restoration Act which Congressman Cliff Sterns also strongly opposes. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Water Problems

No longer a farm problem. Everett Griner tells us what the new threat to our water is now. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle …

Tobacco Comeback

New tobacco research. What is this leading to? Everett Griner lets us know it might be a good thing. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …

Florida’s Putnam Attends White House Food Safety Meeting

The news release that follows came in late today from Congressman Adam Putnam’s office in WASHINGTON D C – Congressman Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) today attended a meeting of President Obama’s Food Safety Working Group at the White House. This was the group’s first meeting, a “listening session” to hear a broad range of ideas for how to secure the safety …

FL Lawmakers May be Back Later this Year

While Florida lawmakers have gone home for the summer, they may be back in Tallahassee later this year to deal with a certain budget issue, as Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Sam Ard explains why. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril …

AL NRCS Holding WRP Workshops Next Week

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama wants to remind landowners about three Wetlands Reserve Program workshops coming up next week. Learn more or register for a WRP workshop at the Alabama NRCS website Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman …