Deadline Extended for Payments

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Tyron Spearman has payment deadline information for growers.  Report (:35 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd …

Planting Intentions Report Out Friday

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Coming up Friday morning is one of the most highly anticipated planting intentions report in recent history. Even Wall Street is looking forward to finding out just how much corn plantings are going to be and how that will affect other commodities. Check here for the report when it is released from USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service on Friday. Report …

Florida Ag Bills Make Progress

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The third week of the legislative session was a good one for agricultural issues. Bills on agritourism and a sales tax exemption for materials used for non-residential farm buildings and fences passed the House Agribusiness Committee unanimously. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle …

Georgia FSA Office Moving

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Tyron Spearman reports that Georgia’s Farm Service Agency office will be moving to Tifton. Report (:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support …

Iraq Bill Includes Disaster Aid

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The Iraq war bill passed by a close vote in the House last week includes four billion dollars for the long sought disaster assistance for agriculture. The latest disaster package includes about $3.7 billion for disasters in 05,06 and 07, $250 million to extend the MILC program, and $70 million for the peanut storage program…and $25 million for spinach growers …

Update on Peanut Storage & Handling Funding

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Tyron Spearman has an update on where things stand for possible funding for peanut storage & handling fees.  Report (1:10 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle …

FL Legislature Week Three – FL Farm Bureau Ag Watch

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Here’s the weekly “Ag Watch” from Florida Farm Bureau’s Legislative office in Tallahassee, a wrap up of week three in this year’s Session. FFBF Ag Watch (pdf file). Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks …

FL Legislature Presents Budgets

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In this week’s legislative report, Florida Cattlemen Association’s Sam Ard says budgets were released among other events during week number 3.  Report (1:45 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember …

Florida Agriculture in the Spotlight

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Agriculture was in the spot light last week in Tallahassee. Florida Farm Bureau’s LeAnn Fisch provides an update. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight

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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about how the national “25X’25” renewable energy goal ties in with Commissioner Bronson’s “Farm to Fuel” program. More information about “25X’25” can be found at the following link: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/press/2007/02282007.html More information about “Farm to Fuel” can be found at: http://www.floridafarmtofuel.com/ Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, …