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 Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle …
National FFA Organization Names Bill Fleet Acting COO
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
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 Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
The Problem
Is there a problem with wilds hogs? Everett Griner tells us today just what is being done about them. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Laura Linback wins $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix
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 Enhancement …
FL Receives $900,000 to Assist in Wildfire Prevention
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
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 Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
FL Farm Bureau Expands Opposition to SFWMD U S Sugar Buyout
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 Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida …
What’s New?
What is new in synthetic fuel? Everett Griner tells us about it. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, …
Minton Enters FL Ag Commissioners’ Race
In this report, what we know so far about Rick Minton’s recent entry into the race for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. The story is making the rounds in the ag industry rumor mill, but we did find one media report about it in a local newspaper in St Lucie County, published last Friday. Minton is from a citrus, cattle and …