Bad Economic Year

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner talks about the worst economic year for farmers since 2002 in today’s Agri View. Download Audio 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 …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending January 15, 2016

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Poultry

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains why TPP is good for American agriculture, what cotton producers might expect here in 2016, how the number of producers renting farmland is increasing and more. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research …

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic H7N8 Infection at Indiana Farm

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Poultry

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today confirmed highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in southern Indiana. USDA says this is a different strain of HPAI than the strains that caused the 2015 outbreak. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration …

Farm Credit Birthday

Josh McGill General

The national Farm Credit system celebrates 100 years of helping farmers and ranchers The nation’s Farm Credit system was created 100 years ago, when in 1916 Woodrow Wilson signed the act that established the farm credit system. It was designed to provide consistent access to credit for farmers and ranchers in rural communities. Cathy Isom tells us how the Farm …

Vilsack Says TPP is Good for American Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) held a hearing this week concerning the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement’s Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors. Various folks took part in this hearing, including some from the beef, dairy and poultry sectors. One bit of information given during the testimonies was how tariff rates for the U.S. would come …

Pleased with Passage of Water Policy

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Water

The Florida Legislative session just began this past week, but already some important bills have passed, including a statewide water-policy bill. Sam Ard, director of governmental affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, says this bill contains a lot of things that are very beneficial to agriculture in the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded …

Florida Ag industry Invited to Panel Discussion

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

USDA invites agricultural producers, natural resource managers and anyone in the ag industry to attend a panel discussion titled “Challenges and Opportunities Facing Women, Minority and Veteran Farmers”. It will take place at the Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University in Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports …

USDA Grant to Attack Citrus Greening

Josh McGill Citrus, Florida, General

Researchers share $4 million USDA grant to attack citrus greening From UF/IFAS: By: Kimberly Moore Wilmoth and Kathleen Haughney GAINESVILLE, Fla. — International researchers, including ones at the University of Florida and Florida State University, are sharing in a $4 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to attack the problem of citrus greening, a disease that has …

Florida Cattlemen’s Legislative Quarterly is Next Week

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General, Livestock

The annual Florida Cattlemen’s Association Legislative Quarterly meeting will be held next week, as Cattlemen and Cattlewomen from across the state are encouraged to attend. Members will have a chance to meet with state legislators in Tallahassee to discuss the Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports …

ACEP Funding Signup Deadline is Today

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, USDA-NRCS, Water

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service reminds landowners in Alabama and Florida that today is the deadline to apply for funding through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program to Help Protect and Restore Grasslands, Wetlands, Working Lands on your farm. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports …