Obama Expected to Sign Transportation Funding Bill

A White House spokesperson confirmed that President Obama will sign the $305 billion highway bill once it reaches his desk. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, …

USDA Releases New Report on Climate Change

A new report has warnings about the effects of climate change on world food security. Gary Crawford has the story with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To …

Southeast Representatives on Peanut Standards Board

New representatives to serve on the Peanut Standards Board have been appointed, and as Tyron Spearman reports, a couple of those are representing the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To …

Swiss Cheese

There are over 400 kinds of cheese in the world. One of the most popular is Swiss cheese. It got the name because it was first made in Switzerland. It is special and different. It is difficult to make. In the beginning Swiss farmers drove their cattle high into the Alps. They tended their herds for six months and made …

Roses for the Holiday

Golden Valley Roses in California has reinvented the wheel when it comes to how they grow mini rose trees. Cathy Isom tells us about a rose farmer’s 10-inch-tall creation. A new take on an old bloom. After taking a turn inside, these specimens can be planted outside for ongoing enjoyment. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …

Mobile Irrigation Labs Designed to Help Florida Farmers

Russell Morgan, Florida State Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, talks about Mobile Irrigation Labs and how they can help agricultural producers save water on their operation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Promoting Shortleaf Pine in Alabama

Tim Albritton, State Staff Forrester with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, talks about the decline of shortleaf pine forests in the state, and what’s being done to change that. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida …

Alabama Pomegranate Association is Starting Up

The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association recently held their annual conference and tradeshow in Clanton, Alabama. One of the exhibitors at the tradeshow was Shane Jennings, with the newly formed Alabama Pomegranate Association. We sat down with Shane, who is the Alabama Pomegranate Association president, to talk about the possibilities for pomegranates in Alabama. Download Audio For more of …

Waiting for WTO Decision on COOL

We were originally told back at the end of September that the World Trade Organization’s decision concerning Country of Origin Labeling was scheduled for late November. But according to Colin Woodall, vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, we should know their decision next week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …

Climate Change Report – USDA

USDA Report Warns Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food Security PARIS, Dec. 2, 2015 — Climate change is likely to impede progress on reducing undernourishment around the world in the decades ahead, according to a major scientific assessment released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on global food security and its implications for the United …