Farm Bureau will host its annual convention in Orlando next month, January 8-13. Samantha Castro from IDEAg says the convention provides a packed schedule for attendees, including a president’s forum for candidates running to be the next Farm Bureau president, Foundation’s Night Out and keynote speaker Barbara Corcoran. The convention will also host the final round of the Rural Entrepreneurship …
A Not so White Christmas
Everyone has heard Bing Crosby’s 1942 hit “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.” Well for most of the United States this year, a white Christmas will be nothing more than a dream. Record high temperatures and above normal rainfall in many parts of the Eastern US make up an unusual Christmas holiday forecast. USDA’s Rod Bain reports. Download Audio Sponsored …
National Peanut Board Promotions
Tyron Spearman tells us about the success of the National Peanut Board Perfectly Powerful Peanut Tour 2015 promotion and what to look forward to in 2016. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between …
Wolves, Troublesome Predators
Everett Griner talks about wolves continuing being problems for ranchers in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Goat Meat for the Holidays
If you’re still trying to decide what to serve at the dinner table or at your next holiday party, something different to consider: goat meat. Cathy Isom has some different suggestions to add goat meat to your Holiday gathering. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Safley Brings Focus on Child Hunger, Poverty to Food-Bank Post
From: The News Service of Florida THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 22, 2015–The new chief of Florida’s food banks, Robin Safley, is a former top state agriculture official who has led efforts to bolster nutrition programs for schoolchildren. “All the food banks in the state are really excited about having Robin in her leadership capacity,” said Jim Croteau, interim executive director …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Drone Registration Rules Announced; Omnibus Approval Key for Cattle Producers
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes information and rules on registering your drone with the federal government, as well as a video from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association about the Omnibus Appropriations Bill approval. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant …
Peanut Producers Look Forward to TPP Deal
Tyron Spearman tells us how TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) will benefit peanut producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
USDA Shares 2015 Results
USDA Shares 2015 Results: Building a Stronger Rural America through Partnership, Progress and Promise WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2015 – This year, millions of rural businesses and families were positively impacted by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments in their communities. Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a list of USDA’s top achievements in 2015, demonstrating USDA’s efforts to help farmers and …
Vilsack to Meet on GMO Labeling
The U.S. Agriculture Secretary plans to bring stakeholders in the genetically engineered food labeling debate to the table to reach common ground on the issue. That comes as a handful of states are pushing for their own labeling laws that some farm groups call a “patchwork” of mismatched regulations. Those regulations include a Vermont law starting in July which will …