(WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and U.S. Representative Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), ranking members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees respectively, have sent letters to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson regarding the climate change legislation analysis models used by both USDA and the EPA. Full text of the …
Financial Relief Coming for Dairy Producers
USDA has announced they are implementing the Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment program to help struggling dairy producers. Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service Jim Miller says dairy producers who qualify will receive a portion of the available $290 million of funding to help them with some economic relief. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and …
Losing Your Land
Eminent Domain laws mean trouble as Everett Griner explains. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida 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
Estate Tax Extension Blocked
Recently the House passed a one-year extension of current rates for the estate tax, but it now appears the tax law will expire at the end of the year as Senate Republicans blocked efforts to renew it. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida …
Food Rip-offs
Packaging policies are costly to consumers. Everett Griner explains just how costly and why. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida 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
FL Vulnerable to Crop Selection Shift Under a Cap and Trade Program
With climate change legislation still sitting in both the house and senate, Bob Young, chief economist for the American Farm Bureau, says the cap and trade structure could result in tremendous changes to the agricultural landscape. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle …
Dairy Producers Reducing Greenhouse Gas
U.S. dairy producers and USDA have put together a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate projects in order to reach a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA will enhance marketing efforts of anaerobic digesters to dairy producers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the …
Estate Tax Exemption in Question
As the first of the year nears, Congress still does not have an agreement on preventing the estate tax from expiring. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role …
Faulty Science of “Predator-Prey” Relationship: Humans and Horses
Colorado Springs, CO (December 14, 2009) — When she realized Mark was being too agressive with her filly, Dale Rose of Brandon, Mississippi got creative. Rose “gave” the teenager an imaginary glove to gentle his touch. “Then,” says the Wind Child Farm owner, “it became beautiful to watch.” Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of …
Water Issues Continue to Be a Concern for FL
Water continues to be a issue in Florida, but Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson says that some of the concerns could also have an impact across the nation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida …