Growing Imports Harm Florida’s Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Report Documents Rising Consumption of Imports Under Free Trade Pacts Washington, DC – (Food & Water Watch) Imported fruit and vegetable products are making up a greater share of the American diet since a raft of free trade agreements went into effect in the mid-1990s, taking market share away from American farmers …
Poinsettias
According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary their are two pronunciations of the festive red plant many of us associate with Christmas. Agricultural Department Historian Anne Effland explains some other little known fact about the Christmas plant. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment …
Citrus Psyllid Spray Schedule Advice and IPM Research Ongoing
In these two reports, timely comments from University of Florida entomologist Phil Stansly who works out of UF’s Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, FL. In the first report, Stansly offers some of the latest recommendations for spray scheduling for controlling the citrus psyllid. In both reports, Stansly discusses concerns and progress being made in Integrated Pest Management …
Unwrap a Casserole?
They say visions of sugar plums dance in our heads this time of year and looks those visions of food are expanding gift giving. One food company estimates that spending on holiday food gifts has increased 50 percent over the last four years. And Ellen Davis, with the National Retail Federation says those numbers are continuing to go up. The …
National FFA Convention to be Rotated
The National FFA Organization says its annual convention will rotate between Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For …
Florida Farm Bureau Announces Staff Appointments
(Gainesville, Fla.) – John L. Hoblick, president of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation (FFBF), has announced the appointment of Frankie Hall as director of the Agricultural Policy Division, Adam Basford as national affairs coordinator and Andrew Walmsley as an assistant director of the Agricultural Policy Division. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
No More WTO Talks in 2008
In this report, comments from the Director General of the World Trade Organization about the status of the long-stalled agriculture trade talks in the present Doha Round. It appears there will be no further attempts this year to get the stalled talks going again. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers …
Christmas Trees: The Fake, The Real and The Living?
The American Soybean Association has asked the Inspector General to investigate the National Soybean Checkoff Program. John Hoffman, association president, says the American Soybean Association believes the checkoff is a tremendously important tool – but needs to get to the bottom of the allegations so the industry can move forward with a good national checkoff with a high degree of …
Obama Yet to Name Ag Secretary
President-elect Obama has yet to name who his Agriculture Secretary will be as many in the industry wait to see who will fill that position. Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …
Adjusted Gross Income Concerns / Peanut Posted Price / Concerns about Doha
There are concerns about how the adjusted gross income this year will affect farmers, as Tyron Spearman has information you need to know about that, along with updating this week’s peanut posted price and how some in our nation’s capitol are not happy about the Doha round. Hear about income concerns: Peanut Posted Price info: Concerns about Doha: Sponsored ContentFlorida …