FL Farm Bureau Advisory Committee Conference

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

All of Florida Farm Bureau’s advisory committees are getting together this week in Gainesville for one of two annual committee conferences. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Septic Systems Can Be Pollution Sources

Randall Weiseman Alabama, General, USDA-NRCS

Septic systems can also be a common cause of non-point source pollution in rural Alabama and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service urges homeowners to take care of them. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

National Weather Service Forecaster: “El Nino is Waning”

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Weather

What does it mean that El Nino is waning? Bart Hagemeyer of the National Weather Service’s Melbourne FL office says it could mean several things. He comments about the 2007 hurricane season outlook in this report. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Waning El Nino Not Delivering Normal El Nino Rain Patterns

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General, Weather

Bart Hagemeyer with the National Weather Service office in Melbourne FL, speaking with citrus growers at a seminar in Ft Pierce last week, says the El Nino that came on so quickly last year has not produced rainfall patterns that are typically expected from an El Nino pattern. In this report he discusses rainfall and hurricane expectations as a result …

Farm Bureau Supports Cellulosic Ethanol Funding

Randall Weiseman Energy, Florida, General

Farm Bureau Federation is urging support on both the state and national level for research and development of cellulosic ethanol. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL NRCS Getting Caught Up on Hurricane Projects

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, USDA-NRCS

A break from hurricanes last year helped USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida get caught up on recovery projects resulting from hurricanes in 2004 and 2005. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL AgNet Week in Review January 26, 2007

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Florida, General

In this week’s pod cast,President Bush addresses agriculture in his State of the Union Address, Ethanol will be good for Florida Agriculture, Premise registration for Animal ID is very important, 2006 conservations was great for the state, and Bob Greene talks about Florida grapefruit. You can find all of Florida’s weekly reviews by subscribing to our podcast . Sponsored ContentNuseed …

New Budget Baseline

Randall Weiseman General

Work continues in Washington in how agriculture may fare on the new budget. Tyron Spearman looks at the latest informaton.  Report (:50 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Farm Bureau CARES

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Florida Farm Bureau’s CARES program is spreading around the state. Gary Cooper talked about it with Farm Bureau’s Environmental Services Coordinator Andrew Walmsley at the citrus seminars in Ft. Pierce. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Food Check-Out Week. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024