Food Safety for Labor Day

Kathy Bernard with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service wants to remind folks of a few food safety tips for this holiday weekend. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into …

Commissioner Putnam Announces Successes in Battle to Eradicate Giant African Land Snails from Florida

Tallahassee, FL – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced successes in Florida’s battle to eradicate the Giant African Land Snail. Sponsored ContentVerdant 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle …

Committee Members Still Working on Farm Bill

While Congress continues their summer break, we haven’t heard much talk lately about a farm bill. But as Tyron Spearman reports, there are still some committee members working on it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant 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, 2026Florida Cattle …

Need for Immigration Reform Extends Far Beyond the Field

According to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, the need for a steady and reliable workforce in the field has a significant impact on the economy as a whole. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …

COOL Will Probably Not Satisfy WTO

In May USDA issued a new rule for Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling to bring the U.S. into compliance with a World Trade Organization finding that the program violated the Technical Barriers to Trade Treaty. But Canada and Mexico were not pleased with the ruling that would require labels to list the countries where animals were born, raised and slaughtered. …

Who Owes Who

Agriculture is still being challenged in the courts. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida …

Discovering the Value of Cotton By-Products

According to Tom Wedegaertner, director of ag research for Cotton Incorporated, some cotton by-products have the potential to be just as valuable as the fiber. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into …

Bugs and Weeds

Everett Griner tells us about new environmental problems. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026

Browning Keys on ‘Short-Term’ HLB Work

Harold Browning of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation focused on “short-term” efforts to find HLB solutions in his recent Citrus Expo presentation. This summary of his talk includes a discussion of psyllid control, heat therapy, anti-microbials, fruit drop and rootstocks. Download Audio Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …

Florida Could See Significant Ag Losses Without Immigration Reform

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack explains why comprehensive immigration reform is so important to the state of Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts …