From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Dr. Jack Shere, a long-time employee of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), was recently named USDA’s Chief Veterinary Officer leading APHIS’s Veterinary Services program. Dr. Shere joined APHIS in 1990 and has held a variety of field and leadership positions – serving as the area commander during the exotic Newcastle disease …
Preventing Food Waste
Has it been a while since you’ve opened that handy fruits and vegetable drawer in the fridge? Chances are you may be cleaning it out soon and tossing what’s left. Cathy Isom gives us some helpful hints on reducing food waste at home one habit at a time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board …
Baseball and Peanuts
Peanuts and baseball have been paired together for a long time, and now that the 2016 Major League baseball season is underway, Tyron Spearman reports fans across the country are enjoying peanuts at their favorite ballpark. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Subcommittee Examines Credit Conditions in Farm Country
The second in a series of hearings entitled Focus on the Farm Economy, where each subcommittee examines the growing pressure in rural America, took place today in Washington D.C. Download Audio 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 …
Financial Assistance Helps Florida Nursery Owners Save Water
Nursery owners in the Florida Counties of Lake, Seminole, Orange, Osceola, Polk and Volusia can apply until May 20 for financial and technical assistance to install water conservation practices through a special signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle …
Alabama Seeking Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama has announced it is seeking partner proposals to protect and restore critical wetlands through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership, a special enrollment option under USDA’s Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Atlanta Burger Week Runs Through Saturday
In our weekly Georgia Beef Board report, brought to you by your beef checkoff in Georgia, Kaytlyn Malia has information about Atlanta Burger Week, which runs through this Saturday. Download Audio 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 …
Bama’s Best Beef Contest Continues
Two weeks ago, a brand new online contest from the Alabama Beef Checkoff kicked off. And in our weekly report, brought to you by your beef checkoff, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Erin Beasley gives us an update on how things are going with Bama’s Best Beef contest. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Teenagers Access to Healthy Snacks
University of Kentucky Researcher Alison Gustafson wants to help teenagers change their snacking habits one swipe, click and pic at a time. Cathy Isom looks into how we can turn teenagers into healthy eaters with the use of their own technology. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle …
Growing Financial Pressures for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management recently held a hearing on the growing financial pressures faced by U.S. farmers and ranchers. Top farm leaders and experts testifying painted a grim picture of the farm economy on plummeting farm prices and income. One of those was American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, who told …