USDA Rural Development Hosts Florida Workshops

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Nursery Crops

MAYO, Fla., April 14, 2011 –Agricultural producers and rural small business owners are being encouraged to apply for guaranteed loans and grants through USDA to help them implement renewable energy systems and become more energy efficient. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move …

Mechanical Farming

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Once upon a time…it was done by hand. Now, Everett Griner tells us how machines do the work. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember …

FL Senate Immigration Bill Vote Delayed

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, General, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011…THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: A closely-watched bill on immigration won’t be voted on by the Senate Budget Committee until after Easter, members of the committee said Wednesday. The panel’s chairman, Sen. JD Alexander, R-Lake Wales, postponed a vote on the measure (SB 2040) so the committee can get more information on the federal E-Verify system for …

FL Producers Encouraged to Speak Out Against SB2040

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Florida’s Senate Budget Committee is scheduled to debate SB2040, a bill that would mandate all employers in Florida to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure employees are in good standing. Florida Farm Bureau’s director of state legislative affairs, Ben Parks says several Ag groups have opposed this bill as written. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts …

Hunger Growing

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Everett Griner tells us today about how 44 million people are now considered underfed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Immigration & Tax Reform the Focus for Final Days of GA Session

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Georgia’s 2011 Legislative session is set to close on Thursday, April 14, 2011. But there is still a lot of work to be done and therefore, Bryan Tolar president of the GA Agribusiness Council, says they have been working feverishly on immigration and tax reform. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember …

Sustainable Plant Containers May Not be so Green After All

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Many in the nursery industry are looking at improving their environmental footprint with green products made for commercial greenhouses such as natural bio-degradable green pots and containers, but researchers are currently studying just how green these products are. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Electronic Farming

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Everett Griner checks into the question… Can agriculture operate electronically? Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion …

USDA Designates 4 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 4 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought that occurred Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2010. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move …

La Niña

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Everett Griner explains how climatologists are seeing changes coming soon. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion …