Farmers Markets Week This Week

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Farmers markets are an integral part of the urban/farm linkage and have continued to rise in popularity. Farmers markets allow consumers to have access to locally grown, farm fresh produce, enables farmers the opportunity to develop a personal relationship with their customers, and cultivate consumer loyalty with the farmers who

Boosting Ag Exports Through Two USDA Programs

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The Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program are designed to expand foreign markets to US ag goods. Here is USDA’s Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Phil Karsting. Download Audio

New Ways to Track Hurricanes

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Storm tracking can be a very dangerous and expensive science, but there could come a day when relatively inexpensive unmanned vehicles will swarm over, under and through hurricanes to help predict the strength and path of the storms. Download Audio

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 …