National FFA Convention to be Rotated

Randall Weiseman General

The National FFA Organization says its annual convention will rotate between Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Farm Bureau Announces Staff Appointments

Gary Cooper Florida, General

(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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

No More WTO Talks in 2008

Gary Cooper General, International, Specialty Crops

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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Christmas Trees: The Fake, The Real and The Living?

Randall Weiseman General

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

Randall Weiseman General

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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Adjusted Gross Income Concerns / Peanut Posted Price / Concerns about Doha

Randall Weiseman General, Peanuts

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 ContentWhat …

2nd Citrus Dept Long Range Planning Committee Mtg “Laborious”

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

In this report, AgNet’s Ernie Neff (photo left) catches up with Florida Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton Jr (photo right) to discuss the progress of the Long Range Planning Committee that has been appointed to help strategize for the future of the Citrus Department and the Florida Citrus Industry. Apparently from the comments, the facilitator for these meetings is really …

Regional Fruit and Veggie Conference Jan 9-11 in Savannah GA

Gary Cooper Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

In this report, more details about this upcoming regional fruit and vegetable conference from Charles Hall of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (GFVGA). GFVGA organizes and hosts this conference each year, and it has become a major meeting of fruit and vegetable interests from throughout the southeastern U. S. Find more information on the conference, its agenda and …

Subways, Buses and Railroads, Oh My!

Randall Weiseman General

Americans rode public transit systems in record numbers in the third quarter of this year, even as gas prices dropped and unemployment rose. The 6.5 percent jump in ridership over the same period last year marks the largest quarterly increase in public transportation ridership in 25 years, according to a survey by the American Public Transportation Association. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …

Indian River Citrus This Season: “a vintage crop”

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

In this report Indian River Citrus League’s Doug Bournique talks about what he calls the “vintage crop” of Indian River fruit this year according to growers, packers, and ag statistics people too. In the second part of this feature, Bournique also shares some of his thoughts about the mood in his area right now considering all the crop disease pressures …