Gainesville, May 7, 2008: The 2008 Corn Silage and Forage Field Day has been scheduled for Thursday, May 29, 2008, at the UF/IFAS Plant Science and Education Research Unit; Citra, FL. There is no charge for this event, but registrations should be mailed by May 19, 2008, or faxed to Pam Gross at (352) 392-9059, by May 27, 2008, to …
Getting Serious About Census
HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE YET? Unless you want to start getting phone calls or visits from the National Ag Statistics Service, you better get that Census of Agriculture form filled out and returned. Make it easy and do it on-line at agcensus.usda.gov. Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary …
Possible Veto Over-ride & Wanting to Change Ethanol Mandate
ThereĂ‚Â areĂ‚Â discussions in Washington D.C. about a possible veto over-ride if the President does follow-through with a veto of the pending farm bill, plus Tyron Spearman alsoĂ‚Â has information about some wanting a change made to the ethanol mandate.Ă‚Â ReportĂ‚Â 1 (:35 mp3)Ă‚Â ReportĂ‚Â 2 (:45 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
AL Ag Commissioner Concerned About Farm Bill
Congressional negotiators continue to insist they will have a farm bill finished soon, but Alabama agriculture commissioner Ron Sparks is less confident. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, …
Florida Carbon Credits Meetings
The Florida Farm Bureau Federation and AgraGate Climate Credits Corp. have partnered to provide carbon credits services to farmers, ranchers and private forest owners. Those interested in learning more can attend one of three meetings being held this month in north Florida. The meeting dates, times and locations include: Gainesville: Monday, May 19 at 6:30 pm at the Florida Farm …
Ag Literacy Day Success
The number of Florida agriculture industry representatives reading for Florida Agriculture Literacy Day grew 9 percent to 1,637 this year, according to estimates by Florida Agriculture in the Classroom. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts …
FL IFAS Cuts Better than First Thought
One big issue this year for the Florida Legislature was of course the budget as many faced cuts across the state. But Sam Ard with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association says the cuts for IFAS were not as drastic as first thought. ReportĂ‚Â (1:30 mp3) Ard has more information about otherĂ‚Â topicsĂ‚Â in this years Florida Legislative Session of interest to cattlemen and …
Possible Veto Sill Looms for Farm Bill
As discussions continue in trying to put together a final farm bill, Tyron Spearman says there is still the possibility once its done and passed the President may still use his veto power with it. ReportĂ‚Â (1:10 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, …
Farm Bill Extension Again
Congress passed yet another extension of the current farm bill last week, but did make further progress on a new bill and now fully expect to get it finalized. The conference committee is expected to meet again this week possibly for a final vote on the bill after the budget scoring is complete. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports …
Greening Talks Yield Research Priorities Directives-full series
I’ve continued to add segments to this series, so I’m updating this post to be sure our citrus visitors hear what is now this full eight-part series with Dr Robert Davis. Among the scientists gathered in Ft Pierce recently to discuss greening and canker research, Davis is a scientist with USDA at the Beltsville MD lab and a member of …