A major new agricultural trade show will take place starting in 2010. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers announced AG CONNECT Expo, last week during the Agricultural Media Summit in Tampa. The inaugural Expo is slated for January 12-15, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, …
Alabama Farmers Federation Update
At last week’s Monsanto/Delta and Pine Land Technology Showcase, Southeast Agnet’s Randall Weiseman spoke with Buddy Adamson, director of the Alabama Cotton Producers, a division of the Alabama Farmers Federation. Adamson reminds growers that the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 36th Annual Commodity Producers Conference will be held Thursday through Saturday night this week in Birmingham. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …
COOL Info Outreach
With implementation of mandatory Country of Origin Labeling just over six weeks away, USDA is working to assist retailers and food industry organizations in implementing mandatory Country of Origin labeling with outreach and information. Suppliers and retailers are invited to a free webinar outlining COOL requirements from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8. Pre-registration is required by Aug. …
Bronson Stresses Cooperation in Food Safety
At a congressional hearing last week on the ongoing salmonella outbreak, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson stressed the need to establish the roles and responsibilities of government agencies when food-borne illness strikes. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive …
Citrus Research Updates & Funding from Farm Bill: CREC
In this series of reports, University of Florida Citrus Research Center Director Dr Harold Browning discusses funding dollars from the recently passed Farm Bill and other aspects of citrus research ongoing. Browning and many other citrus research leaders will be on the program and available for detailed discussions with growers at Citrus Expo August 20 & 21 in Ft Myers. …
GA Counties Affected by Drought
According to the state climatologist, there are some counties in Georgia that are really suffering again this year from drought conditions, as Tyron Spearman has the latest. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research …
Money Secured to Implement Farm Bill
Today Tyron Spearman updates us about funds needed to actually implement the farm bill and also on how certain Senators are working on an energy plan to be discussed more after the summer break. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
FL Commissioner Spotlight on Dealer Search
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about how Ag producers can reduce their risks by making sure that Ag dealers they sell to are licensed. To check online to see if a particular Ag dealer is properly licensed and bonded, click on Dealer Search. To check online to see which agricultural dealers (licensed and unlicensed) …
Florida Governor Supports Biofuels Production
Florida Governor Charlie Crist spoke to a group of over 450 gathered for the third annual Florida Farm to Fuel summit in Orlando Thursday, following an address by US Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer. “You know that Florida is a top agricultural state already,” Crist told the group. “The development of ethanol and other biofuels is incredibly important to Florida’s …
Secretary Schafer in Florida
US Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer made several stops in Florida today, starting with the third annual Farm to Fuel Summit in Orlando, where I had a chance to sit down and chat with him for a few minutes. During his address to the conference, Schafer talked about the great potential Florida has in helping to meet the nation’s energy needs …