Southeast AgNet This Week: Avian Influenza Update; Conservation Compliance

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Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes U.S. Department of Agriculture information, including an update on avian influenza and a reminder on the deadline for Conservation Compliance Provisions. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle …

‘Sine Die’ is Cast as Florida House Goes Home Early

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FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: By BRANDON LARRABEE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 28, 2015……….In a surprising twist in the Legislature’s budget impasse, the House abruptly adjourned and went home Tuesday, killing scores of bills and deepening a crisis surrounding the spending plan for the year that Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture …

Vilsack Challenging Further USDA Budget Cuts

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There are some who want to impose even more cuts to USDA’s budget, but as Gary Crawford reports, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says continual budget cuts are beginning to threaten their ability to do its job. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical …

Florida House Shuts Down

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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve talked about how the Florida Legislative session would most likely have to involve a few extra days this year due to the impasse concerning the budget between the 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 …

Kroger, Nation’s Largest Supermarket Chain, Begins Promoting “Fresh From Florida” for the First Time

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From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that Kroger, the country’s largest supermarket chain, is promoting “Fresh From Florida” sweet corn through an online coupon and in-store advertising campaign in more than 300 Kroger stores in seven states. This is Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Gummy Stem Blight Spreading in North Florida Watermelons

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Gummy stem blight is a highly destructive, foliar fungal disease of watermelon that can cause yield losses of more than 50 percent. This disease is currently confirmed in multiple locations in northwest and northeast Florida. Download Audio Additional information on advanced stage symptoms of gummy stem blight and the biology of the causal organism of the disease can be found …

Approval to Manufacture Fruit Pearls for Schools

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Fruit pearls could be coming to your neighborhood school. 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

Grape Growth

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Everett Griner talks about the Muscadine grape finding favor in the southeast 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 …

Register Now for the Georgia Grown Symposium on April 30

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The Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Grown Agriculture Commodity Commission are reminding producers interested in attending the third annual Georgia Grown Symposium on Thursday, April 30 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry to register. Download Audio To register for this event, click here. If you have questions, contact Georgia Grown at 404-656-3680. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of …

Florida House Passes Private Property Rights Bill

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This morning, the Florida House passed Bill 383, the Private Property Rights Bill. Katie Edwards, who represents House District 98, says she is pleased this historic piece of legislation was passed. 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, …