Florida Farm Bureau is sponsoring some upcoming Labor Seminars and assistant director of Ag Policy, Joshua Craft, encourages growers to attend these free opportunities to learn more about the ever changing rules of labor. Download Audio Seminar Schedule: Monday, Dec. 6 at the Hardee County Civic Center in Wauchula Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Florida Citrus Building (Nora Mayo Hall) …
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act Sent to President.mp3
The House passed the Child Nutrition Bill, sending it to the President for his signature and making it the first major legislation to clear the lame duck session of Congress. Download Audio The passing of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act is good news for those in the produce industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in …
Technical Glitch Could Have Food Safety Bill in Jeopardy
Even though the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act has finally found passage in the Senate, it is now threatened due to a technical glitch. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
Minimum Storm Damage
The 2010 hurricane season is now over and today Everett Griner gives us some statistics from the agricultural point of view. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle …
USDA Continues Series of Workshops on Expanding U.S. Biofuels
Producers are invited to learn more about the advancements in Florida’s biofuel industry during a Community Forum on expanding the U.S. Biofuels Market. The workshop is part of a series that has been held throughout the state and will be held on Monday, December 6th at 10am at the Osceola County Extension Services Building in Kissimmee. Click here for more …
Strawberries
Well, 100 years of research is paying off. Everett Griner tells us just how this is happening. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida 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 …
Senate Passes Food Safety Legislation
The U.S. Senate has passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and now it is up to Congress to reconcile the Senate bill with the House version of food safety reforms by the end of the lame-duck session . Download Audio Some Ag groups are concerned about some of the exemptions in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Download Audio …
No Need to “Watch” Your Fruits and Veggies
Weight Watchers has introduced their new PointsPlus program that allows nearly unlimited amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables without assessing points. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle …
One-Horse Farms
Small farms are making a comeback. Everett Griner talks on this today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida 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 …
DPI: Agriculture Pest & Disease Introductions On Increase In Florida
It’s the federal government’s responsibility to keep incoming pests & disease out of the U. S., but it remains the state’s job to clean them up if they get through. Acting Director of the Florida Dept. of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry (FDACS/DPI) in Gainesville, Wayne Dixon, says his team is dealing with a surprising increase in new introductions. Dixon …