Final Version of New Produce Safety Rules Not Expected Until 2015

The final version of the long awaited new produce safety rules may have to wait a bit longer. 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 …

Florida Not the Only State in a Water War

Florida is not the only state balking over the use of fresh water as Mexico has diverted more than its share from the reservoirs it shares with Texas, leaving growers in the Rio Grande Valley dry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

What Does Congress Do Now

After last week’s defeat of the 2013 Farm Bill in the U.S. House, there are questions as to what Congress may do now. Tyron Spearman has a look at some of those options. 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, …

Alabama Governor Regarding Importance of Agriculture

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley recently spoke about the importance of supporting agriculture regardless of occupation or geography. Download Audio Click here for the Governor’s full comments. 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 …

Ag in Review for the Week of June 17, 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 Farm Bureau: “Deeply Disappointed” in Farm Bill Vote

Gainesville (FFBF) – Florida Farm Bureau President John Hoblick expressed the sentiments of farmers and ranchers across the state in lamenting the failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a new farm bill. This measure was approved with bipartisan support after two years of hard work by the House Agriculture Committee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical …

Florida FFA Leadership & Ag Communications: Erin Freel Reflects

Last week’s Florida FFA 2013 State Convention was a truly professional event. There is little question as to the leadership training dedicated FFA members obtain through FFA experience. In this interview with Erin Freel during the event’s final hours last week, she reflects on the success of the event and the power of these young people as she shares her …

Florida Congressman Yoho Comments on Defeat of Farm Bill

Congressman Ted Yoho (FL-03), a 40-year equine and bovine veterinarian and Florida’s only member of the House Committee on Agriculture, said the following after the House vote which resulted in a defeat of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013: “I am extremely disappointed that some of my Republican colleagues did not recognize a conservative movement toward …

Farm Bill Gets Taken To The Woodshed

Here is an interesting additional story with a Florida twist, about the House failure to pass the Farm Bill, as reported by the News Service of Florida: A day after Gov. Rick Scott urged Congress to let states impose work requirements on people who seek food assistance, the U.S. House killed a wide-ranging farm bill that would have included the …

Syngenta Sponsoring Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association Scholarship

Florida high school seniors and college students pursuing a career in agriculture are encouraged to enter the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association’s education scholarship, sponsored by Syngenta. 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 …