Information on Safe Seafood in the Gulf

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

With the oil spill looming, Gulf States are working with consumers to give them peace of mind as well as the tasty seafood they crave. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, …

Quarterly Produce Numbers Mostly Positive

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

A report issued by United Fresh shows that over the first quarter of 2010, dollar and volume performance for produce were mostly positive. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

Farmland Ownership

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Absentee farm ownership is growing. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, which provides Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program participants with coupons that can be used to purchase locally grown, fresh Florida fruits and vegetables. More information is available online by clicking on WIC/FMNP. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle …

Genetically Modified Crops in EU

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Vegetables

What would happen if you gave each country the right to choose? Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

Vilsack Announces Purchase of Up to $6 Million of Fresh Tomatoes

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA’s intention to purchase up to $6 million of fresh tomatoes for federal food nutrition assistance programs. “USDA has been carefully monitoring the situation in Florida in order to determinate how we can help growers get through the very difficult situation caused by the freeze earlier this year,” said …

FL Initiative to Improve Ag Energy Conservation and Efficiency

Randall Weiseman Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Gainesville, FL. – Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced an initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) designed to help agricultural producers in Florida transition to more energy efficient operations. While this is a continuous signup, applications for 2010 funding must be received by the June …

Preventing Food Bourne Diseases

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Vegetables

What is being done to fight this? Everett Griner explains how what is being done is working. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

Valent has Effective Treatment for Downy Mildew

Randall Weiseman Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Confirmed cases of Cucurbit Downy Mildew have been reported in both Florida and Georgia and Gerald Holmes, product development manager for fungicides with Valent USA, says they can assist the producer in battling this destructive disease with their fungicide, Presidio. Download Audio For more information regarding the disease and to sign up for email alerts on confirmed outbreaks, log on …