Just before Southeast AgNet’s Lee McCoy (left in photo) sat down with U S Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns for a one-on-one interview during the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention this week in Kansas City MO, Secretary Johanns joined McCoy and AgNet president Gary Cooper for this photo-op. The NAFB Convention is a busy time for our crew each …
No Disaster Aid Discussions This Week
Tyron Spearman looks at what’s happening, or not happening in the U.S.Congress. Â Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Climate Specialist Looks at Freeze Chances
Clyde Frazee, a University of Florida Climate Extension Specialists, says El Nino will cause a very wet, cool winter. Cindy Zimmerman reports. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides …
Ag Climate Workshop
The Southeastern Climate Consortium is heading out into the field to help growers utilize the information that can be found on www.agclimate.org and get their feedback. The first agclimate.org workshop will be held in Homestead at the University of Florida Tropical research and education center on November 29. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
Party Shift in Ag Committees
House and Senate Ag Committee leadership is moving from the South to the Midwest. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
How Will Democrats Affect Doha
Will the pending Democrat control help or hinder agriculture when it comes to WTO’s Doha Round. Report (:40 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Transportation for Biofuels Needs Updating
While most ethanol & biodiesel plants are located in the midwest, they are starting to grow in other parts of the country. Due to this, some changes are going to be needed in transportation.  Report (:20 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune …
Cotton Program Highly Efficient
Findings from an economic effectiveness study of the Cotton Research & Promotion Program show it to be very effective. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
Monumental Success
It’s been more than a year-and-a-half since USDA announced the new interactive food guidance system – MyPyramid. And according to Ag Secretary Mike Johanns – the new personalized approach to healthy living has been a monumental success. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …