Farm Labor

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner talks about the farm labor shortage issue and offers a possible solution in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers …

Honeybee Hotel

Dan Environment, General

Bees are incredibly important to our planet’s ecosystem. Cathy Isom tells us about the creative way one company came up with to give the honeybee Five-Star treatment. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Florida Preserves Nearly 4,000 Acres of Economically, Environmentally Sensitive Working Land

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release

From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Governor and Cabinet today unanimously approved the preservation of nearly 4,000 acres of sensitive agricultural lands in Hardee, DeSoto, Dixie and Indian River counties, while allowing the land and agriculture operations to continue to contribute to Florida’s economy. The purchases are a part of the Rural and …

GMO Labeling Efforts Move to Rulemaking Process

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Seeds

The GMO labeling bill passed by Congress and signed into law late last week by President Obama puts labeling efforts into a holding pattern while the U.S. Department of Agriculture works on the rulemaking process. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national mandatory bioengineered food disclosure standard, and allows USDA two years to complete the rulemaking …

Congress Yet to Deal with Ag Appropriations Bill

Randall Weiseman General, Livestock, Poultry

When Congress returns to Washington D.C., it will have over 100 appropriations bills to work through, including the Ag Appropriations Bill. Politico says it could face some stiff challenges, as both the House and Senate versions of ag appropriations would cut current spending levels by two percent. The toughest Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the …

Farm Vote

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner talks about candidates not campaigning for the farm vote in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to …

Honeybee Population Revival

Dan Environment, General

Take a look in your yard, and you might be surprised that you’re missing the very things that bees and other pollinators need to feed on to survive. Cathy Isom has some ways to bring back the honeybee population, starting with your landscape. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded …

USDA Announces Reopening of Brazilian Market to U.S. Beef Exports

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, General, Industry News Release, Livestock

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached agreement with Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply to allow access for U.S. beef and beef products to the Brazilian market for the first time since 2003. Brazil’s action reflects the United States’ negligible risk classification for bovine spongiform …

Florida Naturalists Grow Wildlife Habitat

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, USDA-NRCS

Financial and technical assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida helped Bill and Marcia Boothe restore longleaf pine on 22 acres of land they purchased in the late ’90s in Gadsden and Liberty counties, and to bring the ecosystem back to what it used to be. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by …

Florida FFA Fundraiser at Citrus Expo

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, Fruits, General, Specialty Crops

At this year’s Citrus Expo, coming up August 17-18 in North Ft. Myers, attendees will have the opportunity to win nine fabulous prizes in the annual Florida FFA Fundraiser Raffle. Tacy Callies has all the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of …