The threat of freezing weather has abated for now, but Director of Hendry County Extension, Gene McAvoy, says the risk for the producer is still as strong as ever. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
AG CONNECT Expo is This Weekend
AG CONNECT Expo will take place this weekend in Atlanta as Tyron Spearman looks at some of the hilights. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Adam Putnam Sworn in as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture
TALLAHASSEE — Today, at a ceremony held at Florida’s Old Capitol, Adam Putnam was sworn in as Florida’s eleventh Commissioner of Agriculture. The ceremony also featured the swearing in of Rick Scott as Governor, Jennifer Carroll as Lieutenant Governor, Pam Bondi as Attorney General and Jeff Atwater as Chief Financial Officer. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the …
Strawberry Genome Sequence is Good News for Producers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An international team of scientists led by the University of Florida and Virginia Tech is the first to publish the DNA sequence for the strawberry — a development expected to yield tastier, hardier varieties of the berry and other crops in its family. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Bronson Hopes to Continue Biofuel Efforts
Former Florida Ag Commissioner Charles Bronson says even though his days in Tallahassee may be done his efforts towards growing the biofuel market in Florida are not. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to …
Time will Tell How Bad Freezes Affected Citrus and Sugarcane Crops
Gene McAvoy with the Hendry County Extension gives us an update on how the three freezes and now warm-up will affect the citrus and sugarcane crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance …
2010 Ending the Same Way it Started for Specialty Crop Growers
Unfortunately, the month of December topped off an already tough year for specialty crop growers as Hendry County Extension Director, Gene McAvoy, gives us some estimates of the losses they have received due to the three early freezes this month. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Old Iron
Old farm machines don’t just sit and rust away. Everett Griner tells us that there are people out there looking for this equipment to give it new life. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
FL Turf Grass Industry Overcoming Challenges to Stay Top in Nation
Florida ranks first in the nation for sod production, but Bryan Unruh, professor of turf grass science at the University of Florida, says this specialty crop sector has faced numerous challenges in the last few years. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage …
Steady Peanut Posted Price & SE Fruit and Veggie Conf Coming Up
Again there was no change to this week’s peanut posted price as Tyron Spearman has that information along with a reminder about an event coming up later next week that many growers in the Southeast may want to attend. Posted Price: Download Audio Conference: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, …