We have been reporting on the agriculture labor shortage in GA and now Georgia Agribusiness Council President Bryan Tolar is encouraging producers from all ag sectors to participate in an online survey about the issue. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …
FL Nursery Growers Working Through Tough Economy
Jim Spratt with the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association says many of their growers have managed to find opportunity within the challenges of the slow economy. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL 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 …
Answers for GA Farmers Struggling with Labor Shortages
In a previous report we discussed how Georgia’s immigration law is already having a negative impact on GA farmers and in this report Bryan Tolar, President of the Georgia Agribusiness Association, gives an update on what farmers struggling with this issue can do. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
South Florida Watermelon Season Goes Out with a Whimper
South Florida watermelon growers were able to overcome the winter freezes to produce a bumper crop, but multi-county extension agent, Gene McAvoy, says unfortunately they saw little demand for their product. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL 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 …
DuPont Coragen Offers New Mode of Action for Veggies & Cucurbits
Specialty crop growers know that they have to be vigilant when it comes to insect control and Dan Sherrod, insecticide product manager for DuPont, says thankfully they have a great portfolio of products to aid growers in that effort starting with Coragen. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Tough Spring
2011 is a hard year to get a start and Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers …
2012 Farm Bill Talks Officially Begun
Work on the 2012 Farm Bill has officially begun as the Senate held its first hearing last week in which Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack shared some of his thoughts regarding what he hopes to see in the Farm Bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
Researchers Find Answers to Blueberry Splitting & Cracking Problem
Blueberry splitting and cracking can cause 300 to 500 dollars of losses per acre, but researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service have now found that the issue may be cultivar specific. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …
Dust Free??
Regulating the emission of dust? Everett Griner gives his view about the EPA trying to control crop dust. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFL 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …