Truck and Tractor Pulling is back in Tifton! The Spring Tifton Truck and Tractor Pull rolls into town on Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16 at the American Legion Fairgrounds. Sponsored by the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League and the Southern Pullers Association, truck and tractor pullers from all across the Southeast will compete for Southern Pullers Association Championship …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight has Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talking about about proposed legislation that would move school food and nutrition programs to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. More information is available online by clicking on Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act. To find out what others are saying about the proposed legislation, click on What …
La Niña
Everett Griner explains how climatologists are seeing changes coming soon. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida 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, 2026
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending April 1st put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Evaluating the FL Legislative Session at its Midpoint
The Florida Legislative Session is at its midway point and House Ag Policy Chair, Steve Crisafulli updates us on the progress so far and what to expect for the remainder of the session. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …
The Desire for Water Security Equates to a Need for Water Policy
A lot has been discussed recently about the need for water security and Marlon Cook, director of ground water assessment programs for the Geological Survey of Alabama, explains what it means and how we achieve it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Tackling the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug attacks a wide array of crops from corn and soybeans to fruits and veggies and USDA research entomologist Tracy Leskey says the USDA is putting in over a million dollars into finding ways for growers to control the invasive pest. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
The Rest of the Story Behind Rising Food Prices
Food prices may be up, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack explains that the reason for the increases is not a simple one. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides …
FL Plans Would Rein in Water Districts
By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 31, 2011……Lauded – and criticized – for their fiscal autonomy, water management districts would find their budgets determined by the Legislature and their spending approved by the governor under a pair of bills advancing Thursday in the House and Senate. More immediately, the districts would see their budgets …
Costlier Food
The food inflation rate is accelerating and Everett Griner tells us just how much, and why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida 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, 2026