Health care reform change forces postponement for FFVA meetings Wednesday 0703/13 The Obama administration unexpectedly announced Tuesday evening that it is delaying the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act until 2015, forcing FFVA to postpone its series of meetings at several locations July 8-11 on the topic. The Treasury Department is expected to release formal guidance soon. You can …
Crop Thieves
Tree nuts are a prime target of thieves. Everett Griner talks on this today. 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 Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
Food Waste Challenges and Goals
A lot of attention has been given to producing our food but, what about the food we waste each year? What is being done to improve food waste? The following four part series features Dr. Elise H. Golan, Director for Sustainable Development for USDA; Michael T. Scuse, Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture. In the …
EPA Approves Florida Water Plan for Numeric Nutrient Criteria
(Tallahassee – News Service of Florida): EPA APPROVES BUSINESS-BACKED PLAN FOR FLORIDA’S WATER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the state’s plan to set new water standards on Friday. Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard said in a release that the federal approval “marks a significant step forward in protecting and restoring water quality across the state.” …
Ag in Review for the Week of June 24, 2013
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia 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 Research QuestionsApril …
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Assn. Commends Senate for Passing Immigration Reform Bill
MAITLAND, Fla. (June 28, 2013) – The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association applauded the U.S. Senate for its bipartisan 68-32 vote to approve the most sweeping revision to U.S. immigration policy since the mid-1980s. The landmark measure includes key provisions that address agriculture’s need for a legal, stable workforce. “With its vote today, the Senate set the stage for meaningful …
House Next to Take up Immigration Reform
Now the issue of immigration reform is in the House of Representative’s court, as Gary Crawford has more from yesterday’s passage of the immigration reform bill in the Senate. 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 …
Hot Dog
Everett Griner tells us how dogs are still a valuable asset to the farm. 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 Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
Property Rights Advocates Applaud Koontz Decision
As AgNet’s Gary Cooper explains in this follow up headline to a recent U. S. Supreme Court decision, property owners nationwide are applauding the outcome of “Koontz vs. St. John’s River Water Management District”. In the decision, the court recognizes that undue and unfair burdens created in the permitting process can be an unfair ‘taking’ of property under the U. …
Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
The Senate has passed the Immigration Reform Bill with a vote of 68 to 32. Sabrina Hill has more. Download Audio Chanting breaks out in the Senate gallery as the Senate votes to approve the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. As you just heard, the bill passed with a vote of 68 to 32. Alabama senators Sessions …