It seems that last January’s severe freeze is continuing to have lingering effects on agriculture as the Southwest Florida Water Management District has unveiled a plan to limit the amount of water growers can pump during freezes. And Hillsborough County strawberry grower, Michelle Williamson, says many growers are already implementing crop-protection alternatives, however these will ultimately have an impact on …
Mediterranean Fruit Flies Found in Palm Beach County
TALLAHASSEE — During routine fruit fly monitoring, a trap containing suspect Mediterranean fruit flies was collected in the 6600 block of N.E. Seventh Avenue in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, by a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspector, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today. The find was later confirmed to be wild Mediterranean fruit flies by …
Farm Bill II
Everett Griner continues his explanation on this farm bill. 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 Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026
DuPont Coragen Now Available to a Wider Range of Specialty Crops
Specialty crop growers have become accustomed to trusting their insect control to DuPont™ Coragen® and Lars Swanson portfolio manager for Rynaxypyr products, says that thanks to the newly expanded crop label, Coragen now covers an additional 157 crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …
Recommended FDA Improvements Ready for Senate Action
The Institute of Medicine has recommended that Congress take legislative action to provide the FDA with the authority it needs to fulfill its food safety mission. Meanwhile, the bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act is currently awaiting senate action. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Office of Ag Water Policy
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Office of Ag Water Policy, which was established to facilitate communications among federal, state, local agencies, and the agricultural industry on water quantity and water quality issues involving agriculture; and to help Florida farmers maintain access to sufficient water supplies. More information is …
Farm Bill
This next farm bill will be tough and Everett Griner explains. 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 Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026
Ag in Review for the Week of June 7, 2010
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast . 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 …
USDA Releases Final Draft of Crop Insurance Agreement
WASHINGTON – As part of the Administration’s continuing efforts to reform the Federal crop insurance program, reduce the Federal deficit, and maximize taxpayer dollars, USDA has released the final draft of a new crop insurance agreement and announced that $6 billion in savings has been created through this action. Two thirds of this savings will go toward paying down the …
Two-Member Families
Everett Griner talks about how the supermarkets today are stocked for families of four or six, along with the waste of food for a two-member family. 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 …