Food Rip-offs

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Packaging policies are costly to consumers. Everett Griner explains just how costly and why. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida 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 …

FL Vulnerable to Crop Selection Shift Under a Cap and Trade Program

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Livestock, Specialty Crops

With climate change legislation still sitting in both the house and senate, Bob Young, chief economist for the American Farm Bureau, says the cap and trade structure could result in tremendous changes to the agricultural landscape. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …

Some Trade Issues Resolved

Randall Weiseman General, Specialty Crops

The following reports have details on two trade issues that were recently resolved. Banana Trade Dispute Ends Trade Bill Extension Approved Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida 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 …

Estate Tax Exemption in Question

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

As the first of the year nears, Congress still does not have an agreement on preventing the estate tax from expiring. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida 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 …

Conservation Problems

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

Farmers can not win conservation fights. Everett Griner tells us why. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida 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, 2026

USDA says Specialty Crops Vulnerable to Climate Change

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA has released a report finding that fruits and vegetables are at the top of the list of U.S. commodities vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received …

Trade With Cuba Will Be Easier

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

The Senate has approved a provision to facilitate cash sales of U.S. farm goods to Cuba. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida 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 …

States Re-Start Water Sharing Talks

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

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA – By DAVID ROYSE – THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 14, 2009…..Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday will meet with the governors of Alabama and Georgia as the states again begin to discuss the future of the water that flows through the Chattahoochee and Flint river systems down into the Florida Panhandle and Apalachicola Bay. Sponsored ContentFlorida …

America Slipping

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

Global agriculture poses a threat and Everett Griner tells us just what is happening. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida 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 …

Potato Consumption has Decreased During Recession

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Agriculture Department Economist Gary Lucier says the current recession has not increased potato consumption as it has in the past. Mostly due to the crop’s dependency on the foodservice industry. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …