Week one of the Florida legislative session included a visit from the Governor. FCA’s Sam Ard looks at some of the highlights from the week. Â Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
New Century Pioneer Farm Families Named
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced that the Dwight W. Wilson property in Polk County and Adams Farms, Inc., in Walton County have qualified as Century Pioneer Family Farms. Recognition in this program means the families have maintained continuous ownership of the property for at least 100 years. The Wilson property is currently growing citrus, …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about the “Fresh from Florida†Grand-Am race team and car, and the “Fresh from Florida†sponsorships of the Rolex Twenty-four Hours of Daytona, and the Twelve Hours of Sebring races. This link provides additional information, including race schedule and photos, about the 2007 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series: http://www.florida-agriculture.com/news/12-14-06.htm This link provides additional details about …
Georgia Agribusiness Council 07 Plans
The Georgia Agribusiness Council has big plans for 2007. Find out more at www.ga-agribusiness.org. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Terrace Maintenance
Farm terraces are an important component of conservation farming but keeping them operating properly requires good maintenance, according to the Alabama USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
FL Legislative Session Begins-FL Farm Bureau Ag Watch
Here is the first AgWatch memo from Florida Farm Bureau’s legislative team in Tallahassee. FFBF Ag Watch (pdf file). It reviews the goings on in the state Legislature as of the end of this first week of the 2007 Session. We’ll try to get these posted as soon as we receive them each week during the Session, and be sure …
Nursery Survey
The Alabama office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service is in the middle of a special survey on nursery production, according to director Herb Vanderberry. Report (1:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Prospective Plantings Survey
This year’s prospective plantings report due out March 30 is much anticipated. Doug Kleweno, director of the Georgia NASS office, says they are collecting the data for that report right now. Report (1:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Good First Week of Session
The first week of the 2007 Florida Legislative session was a good one for agriculture according to Ben Parks with Florida Farm Bureau. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA Conservation Farm Bill Proposals Well Received
It’s been over a month now since the administration’s proposal for the 2007 farm bill was unveiled and USDA director of Legislative and Public affairs for the Natural Resources Conservation service Doug McKalip says response to the conservation provisions in the proposal has been very positive. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …