USDA Announces First Wave of Stimulus Funding

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, USDA-NRCS

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA will be delivering its first actions implementing the $28 billion provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

You’ve Heard It All

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

Since the second outbreak, we have heard it all. Everett Griner gives us the insight on just who pays for all of this in the long run. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Citrus Hall of Fame 2009 Adds Four

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

LAKELAND – Four men famous for their advocacy on behalf of the Florida citrus industry were inducted Friday into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. “He never hesitated to bump heads when it was in the interest of the grower,” Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

FL Revenue Estimators To Set Budget Goals This Week

Gary Cooper Beef, Citrus, Florida, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

In these three reports, Florida Farm Bureau Legislative Director Ben Parks in Tallahassee gives us some insight on this first week of the Legislative Session, discussing this Friday’s state revenue estimating conference and what it means for the tough budget session expected ahead. Parks also gives us some details on a couple Farm Bureau priorities this Session. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …

Ag News Reports From Tallahassee – Go Darly Go!!

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

Southeast AgNet’s newsgathering intern this Legislative Session is Darly Adams (photo left). For this report she provides our listeners with comments from Senate Agriculture Chairman Charlie Dean (photo right), as well as some comments from a couple of our Florida state FFA officers on the scene at the state Capitol this week. In the photo is Florida’s state FFA President …

AL Major League Rodeo in Montgomery

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, General, Livestock

Alabama’s only major league sporting event, the Southeastern Livestock Exposition Rodeo, is back in Montgomery for its 52nd consecutive year taking place March 5th thru 7th at Garrett Coliseum. Tickets are available in downtown Montgomery at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association office or to learn more log on to www.bamabeef.org. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Cool Names Make for Cool Foods

Randall Weiseman General, Vegetables

A new Cornell University study showed that when 186 four-year olds were given “X-ray Vision Carrots” they ate nearly twice as much as they did on the lunch days when they were simply labeled as “carrots.” And the influence of these names persisted with the children continuing to eat about 50% more carrots even on the days when they were …

FL Legislative Session Underway

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General

The 2009 Florida legislative session officially began Tuesday in Tallahassee as Governor Crist gave his state of the state address. Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Sam Ard said lawmakers will be busy dealing with the state’s budget issues. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024