There have been efforts underway for some time to find a possible alternative for citrus. One of those could even be olives, as Gary Cooper has more on that story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding …
Florida Innovative Farmer Awardees Announced
From the Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference: Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Florida A&M University’s Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team are pleased to announce the three winners of the Innovative Farmer Award for this year’s conference. The Innovative Farmer Award recognizes farmers and ranchers who are innovative …
More Fruits, Nuts and Veggies
Production of fruits, nuts and vegetables is picking up and Cindy Zimmerman reports that’s because consumption continues to increase. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025
Gulf Citrus Celebration Coming in Two Weeks
Bernadette Rashford with the Gulf Citrus Growers Association wants to remind growers about this year’s Gulf Citrus “CELEBRATION” coming up in just two weeks. Download Audio To learn more click here. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …
Three Southeast Farmers Included in “Champions of Change” for Agriculture Honor
White House and USDA to Honor “Champions of Change” for Agriculture: On Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 at 10:00 AM ET, the White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will honor 15 local “Champions of Change,” leaders from across the country who are doing extraordinary things to build the bench for the next generation of farming and ranching. These champions …
Fruit and Nut Production Highlights from Census of Ag
Various fruits and nuts are grown all across the country with many of them right here in the Southeast. Today Rod Bain has some of the fun facts from the recent Census of Agriculture pertaining to fruit and nut production here in the U.S. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle …
Root Loss Due to HLB to Be Discussed at Citrus Expo
Dr. Evan Johnson with the University of Florida will be discussing root loss due to HLB during the seminar at the annual Citrus Expo August 13-14 in Ft. Myers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …
Antimicrobial Projects Moving Forward
Harold Browning, Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) chief operations officer, discusses four AgroSource projects tentatively approved for funding by the CRDF board of directors that would allow field trials to move forward with antimicrobial strategies for canker and HLB. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major …
The Importance of California Agriculture
Yesterday Cindy Zimmerman had a story concerning the drought in the Southwest and water loss issues in California. Today she looks at the importance of California agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …
U.S. Orange-Juice Sales Fall to Record Low
From UltimateCitrus.com: NEW YORK (July 21, 2014) By Alexandra Wexler, Wall Street Journal – U.S. orange-juice retail sales fell to the lowest level on record as consumers continue to turn away from the beverage, once a staple of the American breakfast. U.S. consumers bought 36.11 million gallons of orange juice in the four weeks ended July 5, down 8.3% from …