A North Central Florida elementary school teacher and two middle school agri-science teachers have won Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc.’s “Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Awards” for 2008 for their efforts to educate their students about where food, fiber and landscape material come from. Cherith Davenport of Archer Community School near Gainesville won for the elementary and overall Florida …
Schafer to Attend FAO Meeting
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer will present the three-pronged U.S. strategy to address the issues of rising food prices, climate change and energy security during a Food and Agriculture Organization Conference on World Food Security next week in Rome. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Cap and Trade Legislation
The Senate will begin floor debate next week on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, which includes language allowing for “agriculture offsets” for Green House Gas (GHG) emissions under a federal cap-and-trade system. Frankie Hall with Florida Farm Bureau explains what that means for producers. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …
Carbon Credits Provide Revenue Potential
Florida Farm Bureau has joined with a company called AgraGate to educate landowners and agricultural producers around the state about the revenue potential of Carbon Credits. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …
Peanut Planting Update
Tyron Spearman runs through the numbers as to how peanut plantings are going both nationwide and here in the Southeast. Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, …
CRP Acreage Being Released for Grazing
USDA has announced that certain CRP ground will be available for hay & forage, as Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer comments on the time-line. Report (:45 mp3) Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune …
World Trade Week
President Bush was joined by members of congress and the administration at the White House Friday to celebrate World Trade Week and the importance of exports for American agriculture. Report (1:00 mp3) President Bush talks about how FTA’s with Columbia, South Korea and Panama would help specialty crops. Report 2 (1:00 mp3) President Bush talks about how FTAs with Columbia, …
Farm Bill Benefits
The Farm Bill has benefits for both producers and consumers – in fact, everyone in the country will be touched by provisions in the legislation. Laura McNamara reports. Report 1(1:00 mp3) Report 2(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, …
Not Done with Farm Bill
Most everyone was hoping work on the new farm bill would be completed before Congress took their Memorial Day recess, but as Tyron Spearman reports, it’s not over yet. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research …
Farm Bill Confusion
Congress moved quickly last week to repair a procedural error that threatened the new farm bill, but the final action on the complete package will have to wait until Congress returns to Washington from the Memorial Day recess. Don’t try to figure this one out. Bottom line is that somebody screwed up and sent the Farm Bill to the president’s …