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. …
New Breed of Dodge Ram
There’s a new breed of Dodge Ram tackling the nation’s environmental and energy challenges, and it’s running on biodiesel. The new 2007 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Diesel Pickup will be factory fueled with B5, a blend containing 5 percent biodiesel made from soybeans grown in the U.S. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …
Propane at Sunbelt
It’s a busy week for the Propane Education and Research Council, which will be exhibiting at the Sunbelt Ag Expo. Stop by the Georgia Propane building at Sunbelt this week and find out more about the latest in propane agriculture technologies on block C-10 near the lawn and garden display. Report (1:00 wma) Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Conservation Tillage at Sunbelt
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will have displays of conservation tillage information, equipment and expertise at the Sunbelt Ag Expo this week, according to agronomist Ben Moore with the NRCS in Alabama. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Sunbelt Ag Expo Opens Tuesday
Tyron Spearman reminds everyone to attend the Sunbelt Ag Expo which opens Tuesday morning. Â Report (:20 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
FFBF Vice President Re-Elected
Belle Glade vegetable and sugar farmer Rick Roth returns for another two-year term in Florida Farm Bureau‘s second highest elected position. Still very wrapped up in his own diversified farming operations in south Florida, Roth has for years remained very involved in Farm Bureau leadership as well. Speaking with Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper as the FFB convention concluded Friday, Roth …
Loop Retires as FFBF President – Parting Comments
Florida Farm Bureau‘s long-time president Carl B. Loop Jr. retires from nearly a quarter-century in the position, handing the reigns of the state’s largest general farm organization over to John Hoblick of Volusia County. As Loop left the room after presiding over his last Farm Bureau convention as president Friday in Daytona Beach, he spoke to Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper …