FL Awarding Babcock Ranch

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, General, Livestock

Producers are invited to take part in a tour of the Babcock Ranch as it will be receiving the first annual Grazing Lands Stewardship Award on Thursday, October 29th. Pre-registrations are needed by next Monday, October 26th. For more information about: Florida Section of the Society for Range Management http://flsrm.ces.fau.edu/index.php or Florida Grazing Lands Coalition http://www.ces.fau.edu/fglc/ Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding …

NPPC Asks Congress to Help Producers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

This week the National Pork Producers Council asked Congress to take steps to help U.S. pork producers who are suffering due to a 2-year-old economic crisis. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Sunbelt Expo Enjoys Good Event

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Weather

Chip Blalock, Executive Director of the Sunbelt Ag Expo, talked with Tyron Spearman about this year’s event which wrapped up Thursday. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

It’s the Price

Dan Agri View, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Organic vs. conventional price wise. Everett Griner takes a look at the cost differences. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

FL NRCS Important to Sunbelt Farmer of Year

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Florida, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

It was announced this week that Cary Lightsey of Lake Wales, Florida is the 2009 Swisher/Sweets Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year, as the Lightsey farm is one that has worked with various USDA NRCS programs to complete many projects. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …

Hog Producers Should Maintain Good Bio-security

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

After the confirmation of H1N1 influenza virus in a pig sample collected in Minnesota this week, USDA reminds hog producers to maintain good bio-security on their operations. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

USDA’s Scuse Speaks about CRP during Sunbelt Ag Expo

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

Well, there was much to do and see at this weeks Sunbelt Ag Expo and one guest that saw it all for the first time was USDA Deputy Under-Secretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Services, Michael Scuse, who spoke during a luncheon earlier this week on the Conservation Reserve Program. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research …

Another Meeting

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Meetings are vital to staying informed. Today Everett Griner tells us about these meetings. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Sunbelt Ag Expo Wraps Up Day Two

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

Well it has been a beautiful second day here at the 32nd annual Sunbelt Ag Expo. North America’s Premier Farm Show will continue tomorrow with more technology and livestock seminars, field demonstrations and a variety of exhibits. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

USDA’s Scuse Speaks at Sunbelt

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

One of the guest speakers at the 2009 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia was USDA Deputy Under-Secretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Services Michael Scuse, who talked about what USDA has been doing to help struggling dairy and pork producers. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …