A new curriculum, Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum, has been designed to give teachers a new tool to teach students on becoming savvy consumers Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
USDA Provides Disaster Assistance
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that starting today up to $550 million in disaster assistance will be issued to producers of rice, upland cotton, soybeans and sweet potatoes that suffered losses because of excessive moisture or related conditions in 2009. This assistance will be issued by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) through the Crop Assistance …
Monsanto’s New Weed Management Platform
At the Sunbelt Ag Expo this week, Monsanto Company announced their new platform for weed management, as their Cotton Traits Marketing Manager Steve Halvera said the platform is designed to manage tough weeds like palmer pigweed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical …
Farm Exports
Trade barriers may come down. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Sunbelt Expo Sees Good Crowd
The 2010 version of the Sunbelt Ag Expo wrapped up today in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman looks back at some of the hi-lights. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
European Peppered Moth Now Confirmed in Florida
This update about the spread of the European Peppered Moth just in from regional vegetable extension agent Gene McAvoy in Hendry County, FL, who says Scott Krueger with the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry, Plant Inspection Section advises that the European Pepper Moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is now confirmed in Florida (Orange County). FDACS found …
Getting out the Positive Beef Message
In our series, “Get to know your Beef Checkoff”, cattle producer Mike Dee from Aliceville, Alabama says he depends on the checkoff to get beef’s positive message out to consumers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
NASS Reminding Producers of Upcoming Surveys
State representatives from the National Ag Statistics Service have been on hand during the 33rd edition of the Sunbelt Ag Expo to inform attending producers about some upcoming surveys. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical …
Organic Codes Being Established
The US will establish export and import codes for selected organic products to be available on the first of the year on the U.S. International Trade Commission website. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Agricultural Referendums
As the general elections draw near, some voters will see livestock and other agricultural referendums on their ballot. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025