Converting to Digital TV

By 2009, television stations will have to convert their signal to digital, and this will affect many in the rural areas who still use an antennae to bring in their TV channels. So a program to help with the conversion process will begin after the first of the year.  Report (1:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the …

Farm Bill Squabbling

There is still a lot of what some people call, squabbling going on with issues concerning the 2007 Farm Bill. Tyron Spearman has a look at some of those issues.  Report (1:30 mp3)  Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Thanksgiving Important to Agriculture

Tyron Spearman has a look at Thanksgiving and its ties and importance to agriculture.   Report (1:35 mp3) HAPPY THANKSGIVING from SOUTHEAST AGNET  Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Continuing Farm-City Ties

National Farm-City week officially ends today, but there are many who would like to see the ties going all year long. Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida …

Florida Ag Woman of the Year

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson has announced that Colleen Boggs of Homestead has been selected to receive the “Woman of the Year in Agriculture” award for 2007. Boggs is owner and president of Pine Island Nursery, a family-owned and operated nursery in southern Miami-Dade County. Established in 1972, Pine Island Nursery is a leading producer and exporter of tropical fruits, …

No Farm Bill for the Holidays

An extension of the 2002 Farm Bill through next year is becoming more likely. Report (1:00 mp3) Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Payment Limit Problems

A lot of the holdup on getting a new farm bill put together has to do with payments limits, as Tyron Spearman looks at where that issue stands at this time.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle …

Farm-City Week Underway

Today is the official start to the annual Farm-City Week, as it always runs the week ending on Thanksgiving Day. The National Farm City Council works every year to help consumers understand the importance of agriculture.  Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For …

No Progress on Farm Bill

Still not much happening in the Senate with the Farm Bill, and Tyron Spearman reports some feel it could be quite a while before we will actually see a new one passed.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida …

Farm Bill Delays are not Uncommon

As we continue to wait on the Senate to work out their version of the 2007 Farm Bill, Florida Congressman Adam Putnam says delays in getting a new farm bill is not uncommon.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida …