Saving Dollars While Protecting Strawberries from Cold Temps

Randall Weiseman Florida, Fruits, General, Specialty Crops

Traditional methods by Florida’s strawberry producers in protecting their crop from freeze damage involve constant spraying of water during cold temperatures. Growers are looking for ways to use less water, while producing the same amount of crop. And new University of Florida research shows growers can do just that. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: 2014-2015 Citrus Crop Forecast

Randall Weiseman Citrus, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Fruits, Specialty Crops

In this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks to Franko Galoso about the United States Department of Agriculture’s final 2014-2015 citrus crop forecast for the season. Download Audio To learn more, see the Final Citrus Crop Forecast for 2014-2015 Season. You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Discover more by visiting …

WOTUS Internal Memo Seen as a ‘Smoking Gun’

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Water

The American Farm Bureau has renewed its charge that an internal memo on the ‘Waters of the U.S.’ proposed rule is a ‘smoking gun’ against the Environmental Protection Agency. AFB executive director Dale Moore talks about how the Corp claimed in the memo released by a House Committee last week that EPA misinterpreted and misapplied Corps’ data in writing the …

UGA to Honor 2015 inductees into Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops

From the University of Georgia: Athens, Ga. – On Sept. 25, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will induct U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and pioneering northeast Georgia dairy farmer the late Thomas Breedlove Sr. into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame. The inductions will be held as part of the college’s Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins …

USDA Undersecretary Urges Sugar Producers to Support TPP

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Sugar

USDA Undersecretary Michael Scuse is urging the nation’s cane and beet sugar growers to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement currently under negotiation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the …

Organic Home Grown

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Everett Griner talks about home grown organics are still increasing in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

Court Upholds Permits for Sugar Growers

Dan Florida, Specialty Crops, Sugar

From the News Service of Florida An appeals court Friday upheld decisions by the South Florida Water Management District to issue permits to sugar-cane growers, rejecting arguments by the Florida Audubon Society that the permits would not adequately protect the Everglades. A three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal issued a 17-page ruling that backed district decisions in …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending August 7, 2015

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Water

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we look at how an internal memo from the Army Corps of Engineers is an extremely interesting development, what could be called an early warning system for avian influenza, and about the growing enterprise of oyster farming. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia Sponsored …

Search Committee Named to Seek Dean of UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops

From the University of Georgia: Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the position of dean and director of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Florida Holding Fall Peach Seminar

Randall Weiseman Florida, Fruits, Industry News Release, Specialty Crops

On Thursday, September 17th University of Florida/IFAS Extension will conduct an all-day seminar focused on the important topics in which Florida peach growers have said they would like more information. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …