Funny Names

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

Home gardening can be surprising. Everett Griner test us on our knowledge of names of veggies. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports …

Appeals Court Issues Mixed Decision for Biofuel Standards

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops

In a mixed decision issued late last week, the D.C. Circuit vacated the 2012 cellulosic biofuel standard while affirming the 2012 advanced biofuel standard. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida …

Census of Agriculture Data Can Help Farmers on a National & Local Level

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Jim Ewing, acting director of the Florida office of the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service, reminds farmers and ranchers that the Census of Agriculture is often the only way to capture important agricultural data. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida …

Senators Look to Extend Disaster Assistance Programs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Weather

Several senators have introduced legislation to extend ag disaster programs that expired at the end of fiscal year 2011 and were not included in the nine month Farm Bill extension. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In …

FL NRCS Accepting Applications for Four EQIP Initiatives

Randall Weiseman Energy, Florida, Forestry, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

FL NRCS Acting State Conservationist Roney Guiterrez says they are now accepting applications for four EQIP initiatives. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry …

ASTA: CA Seed Researcher Comments On Intellectual Property Rights

Gary Cooper Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

In her presentation to a Chinese delegation attending this week’s American Seed Trade Association Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in Arizona, Dr Cecilia Chi Nam, Director of Science and Technology from University of California, Davis, says the rights for companies to protect their investments are critical to advancement of seed technologies needed to keep driving vegetable varieties forward. Her comments …

ASTA – Intellectual Property Rights & Impact On New Seed Varieties

Gary Cooper Alabama, Corn, Florida, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Vegetable Farmers throughout North America should be interested in these comments from Tim Johnson, President of Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc at this week’s American Seed Trade Association Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in Arizona. Speaking to a Chinese delegation of seed company operatives at the ASTA conference, Johnson addressed the important area of intellectual property rights as Chinese companies seek …

ASTA – American Seed Trade Association Veggie/Flower Conference

Gary Cooper Alabama, Citrus, Corn, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Farmers certainly know seeds are the basis from which all crops come, but there’s a lot more going into research and development of vegetable seeds nowadays than many farmers may realize. At the annual ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference this week in Scottsdale, AZ, top level seed company executives and marketers have again gathered to do business and learn …

FL Sugar Farmers Tout Water Quality Success With Lawmakers

Gary Cooper Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Sugar

FLORIDA SUGAR FARMERS SHARE NEWS OF SUCCESS WITH HOUSE COMMITTEES (News Release distributed by U S Sugar): House testimony shows significant progress in water quality as a result of farmers’ commitment to Everglades restoration. Tallahassee — Before a joint meeting of the Florida House of Representatives’ in recent days, State Affairs Committee and Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee, Florida’s sugar …

Vilsack Hoping for Farm Bill Sooner Rather than Later

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

While the Farm Bill extension did allow for some programs to continue, some uncertainty remains. Which is why Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is hoping that Congressional leaders will not wait much longer to craft a comprehensive 5-Year Farm Bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education …