Fixing Our Broken Immigration System: The Economic Benefits to Agriculture and Rural Communities

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Here’s a new report released by the White House: “So if we’re truly committed to strengthening our middle class and providing more ladders of opportunity to those who are willing to work hard to make it into the middle class, we’ve got to fix the system. We have to make sure that every business and every worker in America is …

Possible Farm Bill Conference in September

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September 30 is the date when the current extension of the 2008 Farm Bill ends. Many wonder when action will pick back up on getting a new one put together as Congress starts their summer recess next week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

National FFA Leaders Visit Capitol Hill

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FFA Leaders from across the land, including this year’s National FFA President from Florida, Clay Sapp, visited Washington D.C. in recent days to remind lawmakers and government leaders that their opinions matter. After all, the next generation of farmers will be responsible for producing food for a global population expected to increase by several billion more people in just the …

J.P. Wright & Co Focused On Export Opportunities in Saudi Arabia

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Parke Wright of J. P. Wright & Company invites export minded farmers and farm representatives to join in his efforts to increase food and other ag exports to Saudi Arabia. Hear Wright explain in this report, by clicking to play the audio icon below, why he believes the country is ideal for a wide variety of high quality Florida and …

USDA Researchers Discuss Fungicide Studies in Bee Research

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In this report, Entomologist Jeff Pettis at USDA’s Agriculture Research Service facilities in Maryland explains findings of a new research project that studies fungicides, as one of many factors that may be coming together to challenge Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

The New Wave of Agricultural Technology

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Farming practices has come a long way from the old mule and plow days and now farmers may not even need to be outside with unmanned aircraft equipped with imaging sensors and other new technologies aiming to make farming even more efficient. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Detecting Earthquakes with Ants

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It seems that the newest device to detect earthquakes may not be a new high-tech device but ants. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

History of Land Grant Universities

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Abraham Lincoln called the land grant university system in America the engine to drive the American economy – a prediction that has proven true over time. Rod Bain looks at the history and importance of this education system in a two part series – starting with part one in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. Here is Rod Bain and USDA …