With an upcoming deadline of March 4, 2011 to approve the fiscal year 2011 budget some are talking about the probability of a government shutdown. But Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says that he believes that scenario will most likely be avoided. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers …
House Budget Could Affect Fruit and Veggie Vouchers
The House of Representatives has passed their version of the fiscal year 2011 budget, making deep cuts in many programs including $750 million from the Women Infant and Children budget. Concerning many that it will jeopardize fruit and vegetable vouchers in that program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps …
Pears & Persimmons
These are hard to find if you are home canning and preserving, but, you will find them in the store. Everett Griner tells us it just isn’t the same. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds …
NRCS Farm and Ranch Protection Program Successful in FL
Ed Wright, assistant state conservationist for easement programs with the Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service, says the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program has been successful in Florida by maintaining the heritage of agriculture all the while still looking ahead to the future. Download Audio The deadline for 2011 FRPP funding is March 21, 2011. Log on to the FL …
UF Awarded Grant to Improve Pine Management for Climate Change
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pine trees are one of the most important crops in the southeastern U.S., and a consortium led by University of Florida personnel has been awarded a five-year, $20 million federal grant to help landowners and foresters throughout the region adapt to and mitigate global climate change in coming decades. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided …
AL State Budget Cuts Force Closure of Markets
MONTGOMERY –Commissioner John McMillan has announced that the two State Farmers’ Markets owned and operated by the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries will cease operation due to budget cuts. The closures will be effective March 1, according to Comm. McMillan. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most …
Blackberries
This is another southern delicacy in the canning and preserving series that Everett Griner has found is disappearing. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Ag Programs Continue to be on the Budget Chopping Block
As lawmakers continue to struggle to balance the budget on the Hill, the latest attempt was a proposed amendment to the House Continuing Resolution that would prohibit USDA from distributing more than 250-thousand dollars in farm and conservation program payments. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …
Value of Florida’s Crops Exceed $4 Billion for 2010
The 2010 Crop Values report was released by USDA/NASS recently showing that the total value of principal crops in Florida was $4,505,726,000. Download Audio Click here for the complete report. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …
Eating Healthy on a Budget
A new study shows that an American adult could satisfy the 2010 Dietary Guidelines requirements for vegetable and fruit consumption for between $2.00 and $2.50 per day. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between …