From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, July 13, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Cherokee, Madison and Marshall counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Alabama farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters,” said Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
USDA Would Oversee Mandatory GMO Labeling Program
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s biotech food labeling bill. And according to a story from Rod Bain, the Agriculture Department would have authority to implement and create regulations for a mandatory GMO labeling measure passed by Congress over the past week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida …
Final Safety Net Provisions Implemented
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) recently announced that the final safety net provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill, which provide farmers and ranchers better protection from weather disasters, market volatility and other risk factors, are now in place. Tyron Spearman has more on that story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts …
U.S. House Passes GMO Labeling Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Senate’s biotech food labeling bill (S764), otherwise known as the GMO labeling bill, by a vote of 306 to 117. The White House has already confirmed that President Obama would sign the compromise labeling bill. Various agriculture groups have issued releases praising this action by the House: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive …
GMO Labeling Bill Set for Debate and Vote in U.S. House
The U.S. House is expected to consider and likely pass the Senate’s GMO labeling bill today (Thursday). The House Rules Committee passed a closed rule on Senate Bill 764, the Genetically Modified Foods Labeling Bill, setting the bill up for debate without amendments and a vote, earlier this week. The White House confirmed Wednesday that Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive …
Industry Groups Urging House to Consider GMO Labeling
All eyes are on the U.S. House of Representatives this week to see if they can work with the Senate version of the GMO labeling bill. If the U.S. House fails to consider the Senate approved bill this week, the fate of the legislation will be delayed until September. Congress is set to go on summer recess at the end …
Citrus Growers Reminded to Take the Bactericide Survey
The Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) is reminding all Florida citrus growers to participate in the Bactericide Survey so that the industry can gain a better understanding of how these products are being used against HLB. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration …
Sweet Summer Fruit
Cathy Isom fills us in on how a sweet summer fruit is becoming a big hit on the grill. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant …
Hear the Season’s Final Citrus Forecast Tuesday
Don’t miss the last citrus crop forecast of the season on July 12 at 12:00pm Eastern right here on SoutheastAgNet.com. The U.S. Department of Agriculture report will be streamed online, and complete forecast details will be available on the website after the report is released. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary …
Citrus Expo Speaker to Discuss Replanting Incentives
The 25th anniversary of Citrus Expo will be held August 17-18 at the Lee Civic Center in Fort Myers, and growers will not want to miss this year’s seminar program, themed “Now Is the Time.” Topics to be addressed include HLB management, incentive opportunities, bactericide use and more. One of the speakers at this year’s event is Citrus Mutual CEO, …