The big news out of the Florida Farm Bureau meeting last week in Daytona Beach was a new president elected, but there were other winners at the convention. See Florida Farm Bureau’s website for more details. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Optimism in Packers View of Season
Richard Kenney, FL Citrus Packers, says even with all the new rules added this year, it should be a good one. Report (:59 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Wednesday Expected to be Rain Free at Sunbelt
Well, Tuesday was a cloudy day in Moultrie, Ga with a few light showers greeting some of the Sunbelt Ag Expo crowd, but the majority of the rain held off to last night. According to Chip Blalock, Sunbelt Executive Director, we recived 9/10″ of rain and now the forecast is for a very warm day here. But a big crowd is …
GA Congressman Attends Sunbelt
Georgia Congressman Jim Marshall of Macon attended the Sunbelt Ag Expo on Tuesday and had a chance to meet with many people. I got a chance to talk with the Congressman and we looked at agriculture in Georgia and he discussed the 2007 Farm Bill. Report (4:45 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
EQIP Opportunities are Great
There are lots of opportunities for landowners under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Find out more on the Florida NRCS website. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Live Broadcast at the PERC Building
  I’m not sure who is doing the interviewing, but Southeast AgNet affiliate WMTM out of Moultrie, Ga, did a live broadcast this morning at the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) building at the Sunbelt Ag Expo. PERC is showing consumers the many uses of propane in the home and on the farm. Pictured (l-r) Jay Ushery & Jim Turner …
News Items from FL Farm Bureau
A change in leadership after nearly a quarter century headlined the convention of the state’s largest general farm organization, as Florida Farm Bureau says good-bye to Carl Loop as its president, and welcomes Volusia County farmer John Hoblick after a unanimous vote of delegates put him into the job. The attached release from Farm Bureau outlines other headlines from the …
Sunbelt Ag Expo is Underway
The 29th Annual Sunbelt Ag Expo is officially underway here in Moultrie, Ga. The gates opened a few minutes ago and the crowd started flowing in. It’s a cloudy day with a good chance of rain, but for now the weather is nice and many are trying to take advantage of that fact early. This is just the first of many posts we …
Touring FL Citrus Country
If you search this website’s posts back a few weeks, or simply click on the ‘international’ tab under citrus in the categories to the right, you’ll find some reports I filed from a Grapefruit Industry tour in Honduras mid-September. My Honduran host, Mr. Rene Laffite, is in Florida this week and we are taking the opportunity to return some hospitality. …