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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR 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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …
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 ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
Georgia Development Authority Difference
The Georgia Development Authority is a lender with a difference, as Julie McPeake recently talked with David Skinner about what they can do for many across the state. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
FL Middle School Wins FFA Award
The Fort White Middle School FFA Chapter in Fort White, Florida, was named “Outstanding Middle School” Model of Innovation winner at the 81st National FFA Convention. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
WRP Hits Two Million
Landowners have now enrolled more than 2 million acres in U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wetlands Reserve Program, a significant contribution toward increasing the Nation’s wetlands, according to Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Arlen Lancaster. New WRP enrollments in nine states, including Florida and Alabama, contributed to this conservation milestone. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
Georgia Agribusiness Council Takes Legislators to FFA Convention
The 81st annual National FFA Convention is in full swing and several Georgia Legislators are there to take in all the programs and festivities. For the tenth year, the Georgia Agribusiness Council has accompanied three legislators, Kevin Levitas, Jon Burns and Thomas Dixon to the event. Gary Black says that this is a great opportunity for our state leaders to …