A new book will be available next month titled Florida’s First Billboards: Florida Citrus Crate Labels. Orlando-based grower and co-author Jerry Chicone Jr. gives an in-depth look at Florida citrus labels and how the printed artwork was a key factor in the industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …
Southeast AgNet This Week: GCC Anniversary; Seed Conference Report
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes information on the 50th anniversary celebration of the Georgia Cotton Commission and a report from the Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
UF/IFAS Challenge 2050 Students Networked at Tampa International Seed Convention
By Kimberly Moore Wilmoth Source: Sierra Scott TAMPA, Fla. — Nearly 20 students from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences were treated to an all-expense paid trip to the 54th annual American Seed Trade Association’s 54th annual Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference show in Tampa this week. Limagrain, an international agricultural co-operative group specializing in field …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: My Florida Farm Weather Website
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks to Franko Galoso about the ‘My Florida Farm Weather’ website. Download Audio To explore and use the website, click My Florida Farm Weather. You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook and Twitter. Discover more by visiting FreshFromFlorida.com. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
FFVA President Addresses ASTA Vegetable Seed Conference
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA) President Mike Stuart provided an overview of changes and challenges going on in the vegetable industry to attendees at the opening general session of the annual Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) this week in Tampa. In this interview with AgNet’s Gary Cooper, Stuart discusses his comments and …
Seed Company Exec Compliments Univ of Florida Student Program
Visiting with AgNet’s Gary Cooper at this week’s American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference in Tampa, HM CLAUSE Seed Company CEO Matthew Johnston offers a few comments about the continued growth and advancement of this specialty vegetable seeds company, and comments at length about a unique student program at the University of Florida that helps prepare …
ASTA Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Underway in Tampa
It’s the annual gathering of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), where key players in the global vegetable and flower seed industries come together to do business and keep up with the issues driving the industry. AgNet’s Gary Cooper reports from the scene as once again ASTA meeting attendees are learning how critical consumer food interests are to what goes …
Growing Hops
Growing hops has become somewhat of a popular venture for some folks, as Cindy Zimmerman reports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Putnam: ‘Think Big, Act Boldly’ on Water, Land
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, January 22, 2015………. Florida lawmakers, who received a directive from voters in November to increase spending to protect water sources and sensitive lands, were told to “think big and act boldly” by the state agriculture commissioner on Thursday. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam told members of the House State Affairs …
COOL Coalition Calls for Immediate Action
As part of the COOL Reform Coalition a number of groups, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, have signed onto a letter to Congress asking for immediate action to assure U.S. compliance with international trade obligations. Download Audio To read the entire letter and see which groups signed on to it go to coolreform.com/our-message-to-congress. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …