WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA has awarded more than $46 million through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) to solve critical specialty crop agriculture issues, address priorities and solve problems through multifunctional research and extension. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …
Plenty of Sugar Available for the Holiday Season
There were some rumblings a while back regarding a sugar shortage, but Luther Markwart with the American Sugar Alliance, says that it is simply not the case as there is plenty of sugar available for consumers this holiday season. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For …
Farm City Week is a Great Opportunity to Communicate with Consumers
National Farm-City Week, celebrated annually on the week leading to and ending on Thanksgiving Day, kicks off today as Kathy Richardson, public relations program manager for Florida Farm Bureau, says that the goal of the event is to make consumers aware of the importance of farming to Florida’s economy. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle …
W.T.O. Mission
Today Everett Griner talks on the complications of international trade. 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
Senate Health Committee Passes Food Safety Legislation
The Senate Health Committee has unanimously approved the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and Senator Saxby Chambliss says the legislation affords regulators the authority they need to better identify vulnerabilities in our food supply. 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 …
Pumpkin Production
There is one solution to our economic problems that no one has discovered. Everett Griner tells us what pumpkins have to do with it. 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 …
New Program Puts Spotlight on Miami-Dade Growing Region
The Miami-Dade growing area has a new program to call attention to their winter produce and Katie Edwards of the Miami-Dade County Farm Bureau says the Redland Raised logo will give Florida consumers a better idea of where their food comes from. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Judge Orders EPA to Set Numeric Water Standards
A federal judge has ruled that the EPA must develop a set of numeric limits on freshwater pollution by Oct. 15, 2010. The judge agreed with environmental groups that a consent decree issued last January was both reasonable and valid. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …
No Seen Benefits to Cap and Trade for Specialty Crop Growers
Climate change is certainly a big issue on many producers minds and Roger Mix, vice president of environmental affairs for the National Potato Council, says that they are concerned that cap and trade will ultimately become cap and tax for specialty crop growers. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Computers on Farms
Farm use of technology is lagging. How? Everett Griner explains. 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