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The Man That Fed The World
Finding books that depict an accurate picture of American agriculture for middle and highschool students can be a challenge. One that Betty Wolanyk, director of Education and Research for the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture answered with “The Man That Fed The World”, by Leon Hesser. The Man That Fed The World has been named book of the year …
DCP Enrollment Underway
Enrollment for the 2009 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) Program for farms with base acres began this week as Tyron Spearman runs through some of the details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About …
Agri-View Feature for the Holidays
In this edition of Specialty Crop News, a special Agri-View featuring background about Southeast AgNet commentary writer Everett Griner, who is among just a handful of people in the nation who can say he has been in the radio business since the days before audio tape recording was even invented! At 82 years young, Ev has been on-the-air since prior …
FL Sod BMP’s Save Money, Water
Florida sod producers now have a Best Management Practices program and a recent field day near New Smyrna Beach showed off what it can mean for conservation and water savings on Florida sod farms. The Florida office of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is a good place to start for producers looking for more information. Hear more in this report. …
Checking Your List and Checking it Twice
With a slow economy this holiday season what will that mean for Santa’s list? Well there is actually conflicting reports. America’s Research Group has forecasted that 2008 will see the first decline in holiday sales in almost a quarter century pointing to their consumer research responses regarding black Friday spending, where 38 percent of consumers questioned said that they spent …
Trade Agreements Pushed to Next Year
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer says decisions on trade agreements will be left to the new administration and the new Congress to deal with. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida …
Vilsack Praised as Next Ag Secretary
After President-Elect Barack Obama named Tom Vilsack to be his Secretary of Agriculture, many in agriculture have since been praising the selection. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle …
No Impact from Changes in Programs
Today Tyron Spearman has a story from USDA about findings that no impact has been noted from changes in a couple of conservation programs. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, …
Food & Water Watch Study: U S Farmers Disadvantaged By Imports
This is the second in a series of reports featuring Patrick Woodall, a spokesman for consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch. He explains in this report how follow up studies of domestic impacts of international trade deals over recent years show how consumers AND farmers in the U S are getting a very raw deal. Click Here to find …