Hoping for TPP Approval

Many folks have been busy reviewing and responding to the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which came out late last week. And as Tyron Spearman reports, those in the peanut industry are pleased with what they’ve seen. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

NCBA President Elect on Transportation Bill

The House of Representatives recently passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, a bill that would extend federal highway funding for the next six years. But an amendment to that bill by Florida Representative Tom Rooney, which would have addressed the outdated truck weight laws, was not included. Here’s National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Elect Tracy Brunner. …

UF/IFAS Researcher Looking for Crowd-funding for Project

From the University of Florida/IFAS: The Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory at the University of Florida (UF HBREL) is making a free computer program called Morphometric to streamline the collection of measurements from images that could have applications in ecology research, citizen science, conservation, monitoring for invasive pests, and education. They are designing the software to save time and …

CCD Again

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) continues to destroy our honeybees and threaten our future. Everett Griner talks about CCD still threatening crops 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 …

Florida Faces Second Challenge on ‘Amendment 1’ Spending

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 12, 2015………. A Gainesville-based environmental group has launched a second legal challenge to how lawmakers carried out a constitutional amendment that requires spending on land acquisition and preservation. The Florida Defenders of the Environment wants a Leon County circuit judge to block the Department of Environmental Protection, …

Selecting and Storing Apples

When the weather starts getting colder and the leaves begin to change, it means apple season is in full swing. We’ve got some tips on how to select the right apple variety and how to store them properly. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Beef and Weight Loss

What a study is showing about eating more beef when you’re older and overweight. Dr. Connie Bales, professor at Duke University School of Medicine, is leading the experimental obesity intervention with older adults who are frail, using protein to offset the challenge to muscle mass during weight loss. Download Audio Dr. Bales is a Senior Fellow at the Center for …

What TPP Does for Cattle Producers

Farm groups have been busy the past few days reviewing and responding to the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership that was made available late last week. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association associate director of legislative affairs, Kent Bacus, discusses what is in it for cattle producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future …

Restoring Longleaf Forests Helps Bobwhite, Other Species Rebound at Florida Research Station

Thanks to help from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida, the Tall Timbers Plantation Research Station and Land Conservancy in Tallahassee, Florida, is home to healthy longleaf forests. And NRCS has just announced it is making available $10.6 million for fiscal year 2016 to aid private landowners wanting to restore longleaf forests. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …

USDA Helps Restore and Manage Longleaf Pine Forests in Alabama

From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama will receive $2.6 million in funding to aid forest managers in restoring longleaf ecosystems across the state. 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 …