Budget cuts are almost a certainty this legislative session with the only questions remaining being where and how much. Florida Ag Commissioner Bronson touches on this and more with this series of reports. Cuts are Inevitable Importance of the Department’s Water Division Certain Programs are a Must Ag Sector is Still Strong The Complexity of the Ag Commissioner Job Sponsored …
Causes and Effects of Obesity Epidimic
As we continue to explore nutritional issues during nutrition month, Dr. Michael Thun an emeritus epidemiology researcher at the American Cancer Society says that we need to refocus on the actual causes to the obesity epidemic so we can then find a true answer to the issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Ag In Uproar re Abrupt Labor Dept Move to Change H2A Program
Farmers involved with the H2A labor program need to be aware of this immediately if they have not yet received word about it in the last few days. CLICK HERE to see a previous news posts regarding this matter, and CLICK HERE to see the original post we did when this story first broke more than a week ago. And …
Water Rulemaking Situation a “Train Wreck Waiting To Happen”
There is a looming issue that most farmers in Florida are not yet even aware of, having to do with the possibility that water quality and habitat in farm irrigation ditches could be regulated the same as in natural rivers and streams in the very near future. It is a complex issue that some who are “in the know” of …
Ag News from Tallahassee – Budget Cutting Front and Center
In the first report, an overview of a couple key agriculture issues that are in our spotlight this week as state budget talks in the legislative session heat up. In the second report, a serious situation regarding a developing water rulemaking process that some agriculture representatives say could create a doomsday scenario for Florida agriculture, while putting Florida at a …
Taking About the Census
Today Everett Griner is taking a look at the Agriculture Census and the changes in them since their inception. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida 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 …
Federal Truck Weight Law Reintroduced
A Federal Truck Weight Law has been re-introduced through bipartisan leadership to address a problem of famers and ranchers being ticketed and fined when they drive their goods between two states. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Food Safety Brochures
Food Safety is important and can be especially so to those in various age groups or with various at risk health factors, which is why Kathy Bernard of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says the department recently published a series of brochures on the subject. The series is available on the web. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …
FL Tracking Waiver Bill
Those in Florida agriculture have been busy watching a variety of bills work their way through the legislature as Sam Ard, Director of Governmental Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, has information about one of those. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, …
Bronson Kicks Off Ag Literacy Day
TALLAHASSEE – In an effort to increase agricultural literacy statewide, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson hosted a press conference Monday, March 23 at the Capitol in Tallahassee in honor of the sixth anniversary of Florida Agriculture Literacy Day. After the press conference, Commissioner Bronson read this year’s special Agriculture Literacy Day children’s book “These Florida Farms!” to …