Congress Will Have Short Calendar to Pass Key Tax Breaks

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

Congress will reconvene on September 13 after their August recess and they still have a lot on their agenda to accomplish. Farm Bureau Tax Specialist, Pat Wolff, says the pressure is on Congress to act to avoid the expiration of estate, individual income and ethanol tax breaks. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember …

Marketing is Often the Key with Specialty Crops

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The expansion of specialty crops is continuing in Florida, but Dan Mullins, extension horticulture agent for Santa Rosa County, says their challenge now is to expand the growers knowledge beyond the field. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the …

FL Producers Have New Marketing Tool Available

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The University of Florida is now offering a Florida version of the website MarketMaker allowing farmers and seafood producers to set up profiles featuring details of their operation such as pictures and maps to allow buyers looking for specific products to find nearby producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture …

Resistant Weeds

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Everett Griner tells us how producers are coping with chemical resistant weeds multiplying. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

Farm Income Reports Reflect Upturn in Farm Economic Sectors

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Specialty Crops

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack called USDA’s recently released farm income and export forecasts for 2010 and 2011 encouraging. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

Organic Price Election Programs Announced

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA’s Agriculture Risk Management Agency will offer an organic price election for four crops during the 2011 production year. Along with eliminating the current 5 percent surcharge for organic crops insured under ten crop insurance programs. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded …

Eradication Declared in Palm Beach County Medfly Program

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, Specialty Crops

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that eradication has been declared in the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) outbreak in Palm Beach County. Regulations have been lifted and fruit movement is no longer prohibited. Eradication is achieved when three life cycles of the Medfly (approximately 60 days) have passed without finding another wild Medfly. …

Senate Candidate Ideas to Help Ag Mirror Those of Producers

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio has announced a six-point plan to help the agricultural community. And Florida Farm Bureau National Affairs Coordinator, Adam Basford applauds him making a stance by declaring agriculture important to the state and says many of his ideas are ones that they and producers have been focused on for quite some time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida …

FL Ag Commissioner Candidate Overview

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Now that the primaries are over voters can focus on the general election coming up November 2, 2010. In this report we asked the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services candidates, Scott Maddox and Adam Putnam, to give our listeners an overview of who they are and what they hope to accomplish if elected. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …

Details on Crop Insurance Meeting Held in GA

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

Tyron Spearman has a follow-up on the meeting Saxby Chambliss held last week in Georgia regarding crop insurance. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025