Food Cost in 2012

Food inflation has been brutal these past few years. Everett Griner tells us to look for 2012 once again to be a bad year for rising food prices. 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 …

NPPC President On Safeway’s Decision On Sow Housing

America’s hog farmers are committed to producing safe, affordable and healthful foods for consumers, using industry practices that have been designed with input from veterinarians and other animal-care experts. Providing humane and compassionate care for their pigs at every stage of life is one of the ethical principles to which U.S. hog farmers adhere. With regard to Safeway’s decision to …

Americans Spending More of their Food Dollars at Home

The share of our food dollars going to supermarkets compared to restaurants is increasing. 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 …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the DO NOT CALL List

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight is about the transition of Florida’s Do Not Call program to a free subscription service. Florida residents who do not wish to receive telephone sales calls may subscribe residential, mobile or paging device phone numbers to the Florida Do Not Call program without paying a fee. More information is available online by clicking on Do Not …

Webcast of Citrus Forecast, Scouting Workshop Set for Thursday

Southeast AgNet will webcast the USDA’s latest citrus crop forecast. CLICK HERE to test the audio stream for our upcoming “LIVE” webcast coverage of the release of USDA’s monthly Citrus Crop Forecast program to begin at about 8:30 a. m. Thursday morning May 10, 2012. Also Thursday, a Citrus Scouting and Pest Management Workshop will be conducted at the University …

Nuts to You

The pecan market is seeing growth in production. Everett Griner tells us about it. 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 …

Ag in Review for the Week of April 30, 2012

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. 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, …

Wildland Fire Outlook

The shift away from La Nina is making the Wildland Fire Outlook a little more difficult to predict this year. 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 …

Soon and Simple are the Two Farm Bill Request by USDA

Acting Under Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse overseas the USDA’s Farm Service Agency and will be the one responsible for implementing the 2012 Farm Bill. Which is why he is saying the simpler the better. 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 …

Citrus Robotic Harvester Being Developed By Florida Native

Alva native James English tells about the efforts of a company he leads to build a robotic device that will harvest citrus for the processed market. English, president and CEO of Energid Technologies Corp. in Massachusetts, made a presentation at an international mechanical harvesting symposium held a month ago in Lake alfred. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor …