The second annual Potato Expo will be held in Orlando, FL on January 4-6, 2009. And Roger Mix, vice president of environmental affairs for the National Potato Council ,says that the conference is a great opportunity for all of the different sectors of the potato industry to come together. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …
Computer Model Reveals Where Food Pathogens Grow
Food safety research continues to make strides as a new computer model could help food safety experts have a better chance of predicting where food-borne illness contamination risks lie and what can be done to minimize them. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch …
School Lunch Report Card
A USDA study has shown that only 20 percent of school lunches meet the USDA standard for total fat. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
FFB Sponsoring Upcoming Labor Meetings
With labor an ongoing issue for specialty crop growers, Florida Farm Bureau Assistant Director of Ag Policy Josh Craft is reminding producers of three Department of Labor seminars sponsored in part by Farm Bureau that are scheduled for next week. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey Findings
USDA’s 2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey has found that farmers and ranchers are now irrigating 54.9 million acres farmland across the United States, an increase of nearly 5 percent since 2003. Click here for detailed results of the survey. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …
Florida Citrus Recipe Contest
The Florida Department of Citrus and the Florida State Fair are looking for original recipes that showcase the taste, versatility, and nutrition benefits of fresh citrus. For more information visit them online. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
2010 Food Trends
The National Restaurant Association’s annual survey of more than 1,800 professional chefs reveals that local sourcing of ingredients, sustainability and nutrition will be the hottest trends on restaurant menus in 2010. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps …
USDA Announces Final Analysis on Climate Change Legislation
The final analysis on the impact of proposed energy and climate change legislation is completed as Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack gives us an overview of the findings. Secretary Vilsack acknowledges that specialty crops will not see much of a benefit in a carbon sequestration system, but says that they have some preliminary plans to assist growers. Sponsored ContentValley Helps …
Good Bacteria Found to Fight Bad Bacteria in Food Safety Battle
Scientists with the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition are currently studying naturally occurring bacteria that can fight the bacteria that causes salmonella and would keep tomatoes free from contracting the pathogen that causes the foodborne illness. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …
House to Vote on Estate Tax Bill
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on H.R. 4154, the Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …