The National Agricultural Statistics Service is preparing for the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Report (1:30 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025
SE Drought Problems
On top of the freeze, severe drought conditions have developed across the southeast, especially in Georgia.
Farm Bill to the Hill
Parts of USDA’s proposed Farm Bill has been sent to Capitol Hill, including the conservation title.
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Colony Collapse Disorder in honey bees. More information about this mysterious malady can be found on the web site of the Department’s Division of Plant Industry: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/plantinsp/ccd.html … and on the web site of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences: http://pestalert.ifas.ufl.edu/Colony_Collapse_Disorder.htm Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity …
FL Lawmakers Near End of Session
Director of Legislative Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, Sam Ard, has an update on where things stand with one week to go in the state legislature. Â Report (1:30 wma) Â Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …
FL AgNet Week in Review April 27, 2007
In this week’s pod cast, the American Farm Bureau Federations talks about the 2007 Farm Bill, a report from the Region II meeting in Kissimmee, the Florida Vegetable Report, and discussion on the Citrus Psyllid. To hear Florida’s weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast . Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
FL Legislative Update
Heading into the final week of the Florida legislative session, Florida Farm Bureau’s Ben Parks has an update. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025
Fighting Fire Ants
The 2007 Annual Red Imported Fire Ant Conference was held this past week in Gainesville, Florida. Almost 200 researchers, extension agents, chemical company representatives and agriculture agency officials attended to discuss new methods and strategies to control the pest. Report (1:00 wma) Here is an extended feature on the fire ant conference:
Wheat Affected by April Freeze
The pre-spring freeze has affected certain crops across the nation, including wheat. Â Report (:45 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025
Administration Conservation Recommendations
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns has introduced the legislative language for the administration’s 2007 Farm Bill proposal. Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Arlen Lancaster says conservation makes up one of the biggest parts of the proposal.