Citrus Recipes for the 4th of July

Randall Weiseman Citrus, General

Try these great recipes, Paradise Island, Grilled Grapefruit, Florida Sunshine Shake, and Citrus-ade for your 4th of July celebration. Find more on the Florida Department of Citrus website . Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) Sponsoring this news report: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Drought Slowly Worsens in Georgia

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia

Despite seeing some good rains back in June across parts of Georgia, the state as whole, is seeing drought conditions slowly worsen.  Report (:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Parts of Southeast Still Dry

Randall Weiseman General

Some areas of been seeing some decent rains as of late, but not all of the Southeast has been quite as fortunate.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL AgNet Week In Review June 29, 2007

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Energy, Florida, General, Livestock, Podcast

In this weeks podcast, Commissioner Bronson talks Farm to Fuel and export facilities, discussion on the Pest Risk Assessment, the Farm Improvement Act, and new science that may clarify citrus risks. To hear Florida’s weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast . Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …

Plant Materials and the Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Nursery Crops, USDA-NRCS

Plant materials are an important part of the conservation provisions recommended by the administration for the 2007 Farm Bill, according to Florida State Conservationist and chairman of the national plant materials advisory committee Niles Glasgow. Find out more about the NRCS Plant Materials Program. Report (1:40 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about being careful with fire on the Fourth of July. More information about the threat of wildfires can be found on the web site of the Florida Division of Forestry: http://fl-dof.com The web site of the State Emergency Response Team (http://www.floridadisaster.org/index.asp) has links to county emergency management web sites that provide information about local …

Food and Fuel for Thought

Randall Weiseman Energy, General

The 23rd annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop was held this week in St. Louis with some 5200 participants and 700 exhibitors, over 60 percent more than last year. Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen talked about the need to tell the real story about food versus fuel. Report (1:00 mp3) USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Tom Dorr talked about the great …

USDA Official Talks with Growers About Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Energy, General, Specialty Crops

USDA Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics Gale Buchanan was in Ft. Pierce earlier this week to talk about the administration’s farm bill proposals that include guaranteed research dollars for specialty crops and biofuels. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

USDA Against Reclaiming Border Inspections

Randall Weiseman General

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says returning the responsibility for agricultural border inspections to the USDA is not part of the administration farm bill proposal. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Grow Both Food and Fuel

Randall Weiseman Energy, Florida, General

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charlie Bronson says Florida could grow both food and fuel. Bronson encourages producers to attend the “Farm to Fuel” summit July 18-20 at the Marriot Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024