This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the detection in Palm Beach County of Mediterranean fruit flies. The Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) is considered the most serious of the world’s fruit fly pests due to its potential economic harm and threat to our food supply. Download Audio More information is available on the FDACS Division …
Ag in Review for the Week of August 9, 2010
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast . 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 …
Sugar Tariff Rate Quotas Announced
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has announced the country-specific in-quota allocations under the tariff-rate quotas on imported raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar and sugar-containing products for Fiscal Year 2011. 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, …
FL Farmer Growing Feedstock Crops
The 3-day Farm to Fuel Summit in Orlando wraps up today, as a variety of people have been on hand including Bill Vasden Jr., Chairman of the Florida Feedstock Growers Association. He explains how producing and distributing renewable energy from Florida-grown crops is so important to their operation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the …
FL Ag Commissioner on Success of Farm to Fuel Summit
The 2010 Florida Farm to Fuel Summit will conclude today and our Gary Cooper talks to Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson about what makes the five year old summit so successful. 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 …
Pricing System
Efforts to change farm pricing will fail. Everett Griner explains. 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 Cattle Enhancement …
Water Board Unanimously Approves Smaller Sugar Buy
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board on Thursday unanimously approved a smaller purchase of land from U.S. Sugar for Everglades restoration, over the objections of those who said the district is getting a bum deal that will prevent other needed restoration work. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research …
2010 Farm to Fuel Summit Continues
The 5th Annual Florida Farm to Fuel Summit continues in Orlando and Gary Cooper was on site with a chance to speak with key note speaker, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Michael Scuse, on his thoughts of agriculture’s role in renewable energy. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …
FSA Working to Enhance Farm to Fuel Opportunities in FL
The 2010 Florida Farm to Fuel Summit is underway where Gary Cooper had the chance to talk to Florida State Farm Service Agency Director, Tim Manning, on their role concerning the development of biofuels in Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By …
House Ag Committee Joins Senate in Introducing FIFRA Legislation
Members of the House Agriculture Committee have introduced a bill stating that the use of a pesticide consistent with its registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act should not be subject to a costly, redundant and unnecessary permit process under the Clean Water Act. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …