Funding Available for Florida Farmers to Help Declining Pollinators

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, Fruits, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

Pollinators are a big part of agriculture, but many of them are in trouble. Which is why Mimi Williams, state agronomist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, says they are allocating funds to assist farmers and ranchers in boosting their habitat. Download Audio The deadline for funding is July 18, 2014. For more info contact your local USDA …

More Growers Join FDA Tomato Case

Randall Weiseman Florida, Fruits, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Thirteen additional tomato growers have joined the lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration seeking reimbursement for money lost during the salmonella scare of 2008. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Mexico Confirmed as Origin of Late Blight

Randall Weiseman Florida, Fruits, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Mexico has been confirmed as the origin of the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, and today costs Florida tomato farmers millions each year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Farmers, Ranchers Help Declining Pollinators

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

Gainesville, FL.– Florida’s pollinators are in trouble. City sprawl is overtaking their habitat, threatening wildflowers and ecosystems, along with the state’s agricultural industry. And now farmers and ranchers can get technical and financial assistance to help. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is funding $300,000 in Florida through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to promote conservation practices that help reverse …

Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: Florida Ag Remains Strong

Randall Weiseman Aquaculture, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Dairy, Field Crops, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Poultry, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam reports on some of the results from the latest Census of Agriculture. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook and Twitter. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Up and Down Ride

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

  Everett Griner talks about farmers struggle and the economic ride in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Video: This Week @ USDA June 6

Dan Alabama, Aquaculture, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Industry Videos-Promoting Agriculture, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Seeds, Sheep-Goats, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information:  Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Missing Factor in Feeding Our Children

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Citrus, Corn, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Sheep-Goats, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Everett Griner talks about the missing factor in measuring the success of feeding our children in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024