FL Cattlemen Concerns with Truck Weight Issues

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General

Bo Hobby, President of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, said they along with other ag commodity groups are heading to Washington D.C. to discuss truck weight restrictions. Hear even more comments Hobby makes concerning the issue: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

GA Cattle Ranch Receives Stewardship Award

Randall Weiseman Cattle, General, Georgia, Livestock

At the annual Georgia Agriculture Awareness day event held in Atlanta Tuesday, Governor Sonny Perdue awarded the 2009 Governor’s Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Award to Terry Chandler with Stillwater Farms in Madison County. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts …

National FFA Organization Names Bill Fleet Acting COO

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

INDIANAPOLIS – The National FFA Organization announced today that Bill Fleet of Lititz, Pa., will become acting chief operating officer effective April 1, 2009. National FFA Advisor and CEO Larry D. Case, Ed.D., shared the news with agricultural education state leaders and National FFA staff, saying, “Bill Fleet brings to FFA a wealth of experience in the agriculture industry and …

Direct Payment Caps

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The recent discussions regarding Direct Payment Caps to farmers has many producers concerned, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the cuts need to be made somewhere in order reach the goals of the administration while still controlling the current deficit. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support …

The Problem

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia

Is there a problem with wilds hogs? Everett Griner tells us today just what is being done about them. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Laura Linback wins $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix

Randall Weiseman General

Laura Linback certainly picked the right time to win her first Grand Prix of the 2009 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit when she rode Woodrun’s As Di Villagana to the blue in the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group to finish the circuit at HITS Post Time Farm, in Ocala, Florida. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry …

FL Receives $900,000 to Assist in Wildfire Prevention

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, General

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson announced today that his department has been awarded $900,000 under the federal stimulus plan to conduct wildfire prevention efforts, as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in an exclusive interview with Southeast AgNet, said this funding is an example of the President’s Recovery and Reinvestment Act putting people back to work. Sponsored …

New Under Secretary Nomination & APC Staff Praised

Randall Weiseman General, Peanuts

Today Tyron Spearman has information about a nomination to an Under-secretary position and also talks about what the American Peanut Council has been doing in the wake of the salmonella issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important …

FL Farm Bureau Expands Opposition to SFWMD U S Sugar Buyout

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Sugar

CLICK HERE for the latest update from Florida Farm Bureau’s (FFB) Charles Shinn regarding Farm Bureau’s opposition to the buyout of U S Sugar lands by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers …

What’s New?

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

What is new in synthetic fuel? Everett Griner tells us about it. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, …