NCBA CEO Terry Stokes wants cattlemen to be ready to vote in this presidential election and reminds that their website has information about the candidates and where they stand on ag issues. To learn more just click here Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Training for Fresh Produce Microbial Pathogen Testing Upcoming
Fresh Produce Microbial Pathogen Testing Webinar Set for November 20, 2008 DAVIS, CA (October 21, 2008) – The UC Davis Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center, in collaboration with the Center for Produce Safety is proud to announce the first in a series of distance-education Fresh Produce Executive Forum Webinars. Starting November 20, 2008 with launch of the first webinar …
Florida Expands Global Marketing
The Florida Department of Agriculture has expanded its marketing efforts in the Caribbean and Central American region by recruiting a world-renowned hypermarket to its retail program. The 80,000-square-foot hypermarket in the Dominican Republic, operated by French-based retailer Carrefour, is one of 1,163 hypermarkets operated by the global giant in 30 countries. Carrefour has approximately 15,000 stores of various sizes worldwide, …
Halloween Stories
As if the economy and the elections aren’t scary enough – it’s Halloween! Here are some holiday tales from John Davis and “This Land of Ours” to get in the spirit! Pumpkins are more pricey this year – 2 reports: What it takes to grow a great pumpkin: A little Halloween history – 2 reports: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New …
IFAS Head Moving to Tennessee
Jimmy G. Cheek, the University of Florida’s senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, has been named the next chancellor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Cheek accepted an offer from UT President John Petersen to become chancellor of the Knoxville campus today and will begin in that role Feb. 1. Cheek, part of UF’s Institute of Food and …
Theft Deterrents for Irrigation Systems
Farm theft has been on the increase lately and one of the targets has been copper in irrigation systems, so Valmont Irrigation has been developing some theft deterrents. Product Application Manager for Valmont Industries, Scott Mauseth, talks about how this new technology can help protect your equipment. Listen to report: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester …
New National FFA Southern Region VP
The new National FFA Southern Region Vice President is Regina Holliday of Georgia. Holliday is the daughter of Tom and Mary Ann Holliday, and her FFA advisors are Al Garner and Kasey Mixon. She attends the University of Georgia and is pursuing a degree in agriculture. Read more here. Listen to report: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR …
Redneck Fishing Tourney in South FL Fast Approaching Nov 7-8!
Organizer Robert Murray provides us with the following information about this year’s 7th Annual Redneck Invitational, November 7th and 8th, 2008 at Cabbage Key. This one day invitational tournament is sponsored by and for anglers in the agricultural industry in Florida. The Redneck Invitational Inc. was established in 2002 by a group of growers and ag sales representatives as a …
Santa Fe CARES
Florida Farm Bureau will recognize seventeen Santa Fe River Basin farmers and ranchers this week for their outstanding management of natural resources under the CARES program. The Santa Fe awards dinner will be held this Thursday October 30 at the Heaven’s Gate Farm near Trenton. CARES – the County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship – was initiated in 2001 by …
Tough Lending for Farmers and Top Ag Universities
Today Tyron Spearman talks about possible tough lending times ahead for farmers but also has positive news about a couple of southeast universities that have placed high in agriculture education. Listen to the lending report here: Listen to the universities report here: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …