The National FFA Organization is celebrating a record membership of 540,379 students, up 17,070 students from the 2009-10 school year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received …
FFB Encouraging Producers to Sign Numeric Nutrient Criteria Petition
ISSUE: The EPA’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria regulations are expected to cost Floridians billions of dollars and we need the White House to intervene. The Obama Administration has said that it will review petitions that attract enough support and ensure it is sent to the appropriate policy experts and issued an official response. IMPACT: In order to gain the White House’s …
Ag Research
In the time of budget cuts, Everett Griner tells us about the cuts being faced in agriculture research. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary …
Cooperative Extension Making Changes
Budget cuts are affecting a lot of aspects of agriculture including the Coopperative Extension Service, as Tyron Spearman looks at how things with them are changing due to these cuts. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle …
More Efforts for Better School Nutrition
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced further investments to help children develop positive nutrition and physical activity habits that can lead to healthier lifestyles. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
FFAA Seeks Student Applications for $2,000 Scholarships
Applications are now being accepted from qualified students at the University of Florida, Florida Southern College and Florida A&M University for $2,000 scholarships sponsored by the Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association. The scholarships are designed to promote the study of agriculture in higher education and to encourage academic excellence among students pursuing agriculture studies. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …
USDA to Test for Strains of E. coli in Beef
USDA has announced their Food Safety and Inspection Service will start testing for six non-O157 E. coli in raw ground beef and tenderized steaks. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Resistant Weeds
Pigweed, Goose-grass is two weeds becoming herbicide resistant. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026
Livestock and Poultry Subcommittee Listens to Concerns about Feed Availability
WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2011) – The House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry heard firsthand the challenges the livestock and poultry industries face today and expect to face in the coming years because of tight feed grain supplies. The hearing came on the heels of a U.S. Department of Agriculture World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report …
RFA Responds to Tight Feed Supplies Being Blamed on Ethanol
While the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry considers the concerns of livestock and poultry producers about feed availability and their claims that ethanol is to blame, Matt Hartwig with the Renewable Fuels Association says the ethanol industry will produce almost 40 million metric tons of livestock feed this year in the form of distillers grains, which is …