The Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner held a telephone press conference with reporters Monday to talk about his priorities. Conner is an Indiana farm boy who has served as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture under Johanns since 2005. President Bush has not yet nominated a permanent secretary to replace Mike Johanns who resigned last week to run for US Senator …
FL Time to Spray Invasive Weeds
FallĂ‚Â is here and a goodĂ‚Â timeĂ‚Â for meaures to control those invasive weeds. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Coming October 16-18
A quick reminder that the annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition is just around the corner, as this years show will take place October 16th-18th in Moultrie, Georgia.Ă‚Â Ă‚Â Report (:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
THE FARM DOG!
Being the dog lovers we are around the network headquarters, I thought I’d share this commentary in particular. It’s from Southeast AgNet’s long-time commentary producer, Everett Griner. He first did this one many years ago, and I recently asked him to do it again so it would become part of these network on-line archives. By the way, in case you’re …
International Precision Ag Symposium Coming To Florida
The International Symposium: “Application of Precision Agriculture for Fruits and Vegetables” is set for Orlando January 6-9, 2008. Here are a couple of documents with more details. Press Release (pdf file) Program Details (pdf file) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of …
Lowell Teal Wins More Awards For Books In FL Setting
I’ve known author Lowell Teal since somewhere around the late 1970’s. He was very involved in Farm Bureau circles back when I was starting my career at Florida Farm Bureau. Lowell has since become a big time author, now winning awards for his Bath Pond series of books that are set in old time Florida. He got his latest award …
Research Continues to Stop Fire Ants
Across the Southeast we continue to fight those pesky fire ants, but new researchĂ‚Â underway may have found at least oneĂ‚Â way to control them. Ă‚Â Report (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the …
Ag Secretary Johanns Resigns
In a letter to President Bush, Mike Johanns has resigned as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef …
Interest Rate Cut Helps Farmers
Farmers across the country can benefit from theĂ‚Â interest rateĂ‚Â cut handed down from the FedĂ‚Â Tuesday. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember …
Optimistic on Farm Bill Timeline
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is still optimistic we’ll see a new farm bill yet this calendar year. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of …