I was in Honduras in September for a grapefruit production tour. The industry’s leading Citrus Industry Magazine, will have a feature on what I learned about their grapefruit industry there that sends high quality red varieties to Europe the couple months before Florida fruit starts coming into season. Here’s an excerpt. CENTRAL AMERICAN CITRUS TRAVELOGUE: HONDURAS Honduras is nestled under …
American-Made Vanilla
Vanilla beans are grown in tropical climates and most vanilla flavoring comes from other countries, but some is made right here in this land of ours. Report (:45 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Florida Farm Bureau Meeting Preview
Gary Cooper talked with Florida Farm Bureau’s Scottie Butler about this week’s annual meeting. Report (:45 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
How Would Party Change Affect Ag?
An analyst with the American Farm Bureau talks about what a change in the majority party for Congress might mean for the 2007 Farm Bill. 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 FB Meeting Will Be Last For President Loop
The Florida Farm Bureau Federation will be electing a new president next week at their annual meeting and saying goodbye to one who has served for almost a quarter of a century. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Gentry Concert to Benefit AL 4-H
Teddy Gentry of the group Alabama, will be in concert with songwriters Friday, Oct. 6, to kick off Montgomery’s Riverfront Arts & Food Festival. Tickets for Teddy Gentry & Friends Songwriters’ Concert are $10 and all proceeds will benefit Alabama 4-H, the state’s largest youth development organization with nearly 100,000 participants statewide. Tickets are on sale through eTix.com, and in …
Encouraging Agribusiness Careers
To take advantage of the career opportunities in agriculture, young people first need to know about them. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Lower Energy Costs Good News For Ag
Crude oil has dropped below $60 a barrel and natural gas prices are down as much as 40 percent from a year ago which adds up to good news for farmers and ranchers. 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 Ag Environmental Award Winners
The 2006 Commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Awards will be presented during a breakfast ceremony at the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Daytona Beach on Friday, October 13. This year’s winners are Riverview Flower Farm, in Riverview; Lightsey Cattle Company, in Lake Wales; and Tampa Wholesale Nursery, in Dover Report (:45 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …
FL Farmers Markets Opening
October brings the seasonal opening of many community farmers’ markets throughout the state and the kickoff of Florida’s fall fruit and vegetable harvest. For a list of community farmers’ markets in the state, click here. Report (:45 wma) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024