Fighting Obesity with Produce

The focus on more fruits and vegetables in the administration’s proposed 2007 farm bill centers on increasing consumption by children, according to Roberto Salazar, administrator of USDA’s Food and Nutrition service.

Sugar Power and Policy Pressure

Many sugar cane processors generate their own electricity with sugar by-products, but that sugar power could be lost if sugar policy changes. We have two reports. Report (1:30 wma) Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Georgia General Assembly Wrap-up

The 2007 Georgia general assembly passed several important pieces of legislation for the state’s agriculture industry, according to the Georgia Agribusiness Council. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida …

2007 Ag Census Preparations

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is preparing for the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Report (1:30 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle 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 …

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 Encourages Research into …

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.  Report (1:30 wma)   Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …

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 Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of …

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 Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle 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 …