Frigid Temps Again for FL Ag & Fertilizer/Agrichem Mtg

Dan Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables, Weather

Another cold snap on tap this week for most of Florida and for this week’s gathering of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) and Florida Chapter of the National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) in St. Petersburg this week. FFAA & NAMA members will hear a special message from Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, and a special presentation about energy crops expansions …

Farm Income Up

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

Was 2010 a record breaking year? What about 2011? Everett Griner looks at this. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

First Southeast AgNet Family Baby

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Weather

The very first baby born into the Southeast AgNet family made her apperance early Saturday morning as Naomi Grace McPeake was born at 12:18am in Athens, Georgia. Naomi is the new daughter of our own Julie McPeake pictured with her husband Andrew. Mom and baby are doing great and looking forward to getting back home today before the winter storm …

FL Travel Gets Cumbersome for New Ag Commish, State Officials

Dan Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

As new leaders and new rules of the game start to settle in Tallahassee, a new ag commissioner and other state officials may find new challenges in trying to get where they need to go on time and see who they need to see, especially in a state more than a thousand miles long. But the one in charge now …

FL Farm Bureau South Florida Ag Report

Dan Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

This report from Charlie Shinn, Asst Director, Gov’t and Community Affairs, Florida Farm Bureau Federation: South Florida Growers Brace for Water Restrictions Water restrictions will be a certainty by late January or early February without ample rainfall in the District. The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board will meet in Clewiston next week and the amount of available water …

The Effect of the Freezes on All FL Specialty Crops and Markets

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

As we continue to keep you informed on the affects of our three December freezes, the following two reports have information from USDA experts regarding the impact on the grower and the consumer. USDA Meteorologist – Brad Rippey: Download Audio USDA Economist – Gary Lucier: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst …

Adam Putnam Sworn in as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar

TALLAHASSEE — Today, at a ceremony held at Florida’s Old Capitol, Adam Putnam was sworn in as Florida’s eleventh Commissioner of Agriculture. The ceremony also featured the swearing in of Rick Scott as Governor, Jennifer Carroll as Lieutenant Governor, Pam Bondi as Attorney General and Jeff Atwater as Chief Financial Officer. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

Old Iron

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Old farm machines don’t just sit and rust away. Everett Griner tells us that there are people out there looking for this equipment to give it new life. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024