Ag in Review for the Week Ending December 04, 2015

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have information on the enrollment period for the ARC and PLC programs, the upcoming World Trade Organization decision on Country of Origin Labeling, efforts to get younger generations on the farm, satsuma oranges making a comeback and more. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida …

Annie’s Project

Today Cathy Isom fills us in on the new changes on the world wide web for the program designed to empower women in Agriculture. Many farm and ranch women in the United States take part in an educational program called Annie’s Project. Its mission is to empower farm women to be better business partners through networks and by managing and …

Enrollment for Safety Net Programs Starts Monday

The Farm Service Agency has announced the enrollment period for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs opens Monday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …

Florida Judge Tosses Part of ‘Amendment 1’ Spending Challenge

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 3, 2015………. A Leon County judge Thursday removed a major part of a lawsuit that contests how lawmakers decided to spend money that voters approved last year for land buying and preservation. However, an attorney for four environmental Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …

Heifer Gift

Get into the holiday spirit and make gift-giving easy, festive and fun, but also with a focus on helping families improve their lives with livestock and training. Cathy Isom tells us about the gift that not only gives, but can transform a family this holiday season, Heifer International. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance …

USDA Releases New Report on Climate Change

A new report has warnings about the effects of climate change on world food security. Gary Crawford has the story with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker …

USDA Releases US-1516 Citrus Rootstock

From USDA’s Agricultural Research Service: The Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture hereby releases to nurserymen and growers the US-1516 citrus rootstock. This rootstock selection originated from a 1975 cross of African Pummelo (Citrus grandis) x Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange (Poncirustrifoliata) made at the USDA Date and Citrus Station at Indio, California by Dr. Herb Barrett of the USDA, …

Food Safety Discussed at Suwannee Valley Watermelon Institute

The 2015 Suwannee Valley Watermelon Institute was held on Tuesday at the University of Florida’s Straughn Center in Gainesville. The program offered growers everything they needed to know about Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …

Mobile Irrigation Labs Designed to Help Florida Farmers

Russell Morgan, Florida State Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, talks about Mobile Irrigation Labs and how they can help agricultural producers save water on their operation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Alabama Pomegranate Association is Starting Up

The Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association recently held their annual conference and tradeshow in Clanton, Alabama. One of the exhibitors at the tradeshow was Shane Jennings, with the newly formed Alabama Pomegranate Association. We sat down with Shane, who is the Alabama Pomegranate Association president, to talk about the possibilities for pomegranates in Alabama. Download Audio For more of …