The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation has announced loan rates for 2009-crop sugar as well as the initial fiscal year 2010 allocation of the overall sugar marketing allotment. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Robert “Bobby” DuBois, Sr. Remembered In Farm & Family Circles
In a closeknit industry where so many people are considered family, it’s impossible for a website like this to include obituaries industry-wide. Generally we have a policy not to include such milestones in our regular coverage. Once in a while one hits so close to home, however, IN the family AND in industry circles, I choose to plow ahead and …
Unheard Voices
The small farmers are feeling neglected. How? Everett Griner explains. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026
WIC Fresh Produce Vouchers
All fruits and vegetables are now eligible for the Women Infants and Children nutrition program, giving produce sales a prospective jump that could equate to as much as $600 million a year. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle …
Company Agrees to Raise Farm Worker Wages
(From “News Service of Florida” 9-25-09) Advocates for Florida tomato workers on Friday added the world’s largest contract food provider to the list of companies willing to spend more to improve workers’ wages. Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in Washington, D.C., the Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced an agreement with Compass Group in which the company would …
FL Receives $8 Million in Federal Forestry Grants
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that his department has received $8 million in federal stimulus grants to minimize the state’s wildfire risk and restore longleaf pine ecosystems. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …
Food Safety
Everett Griner explains how this is a tightening for everyone. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026
Expanding Bee Genetic Resistance Against Varroa Mites
Recent research has revealed some varieties of honey bees contain a genetic trait that allows them to better defend themselves against varroa mites. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune …
AL Supports “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food”
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner, Ron Sparks, commends USDA’s efforts with the new Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Bug and Beetle Invasion
Today, Everett Griner discusses more destructive pest problems. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026