Convenience is number one for consumers and the potato industry is trying to address that need with shrink wrapped baking potatoes. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Fairness on the Farm
A new Environmental Defense report, Fairness on the Farm, shows that 37 states would receive between $1 million and $33 million more in annual federal support if some direct payments subsidies were shifted to conservation funding. Alabama and Florida would receive the most benefit – about $26-27 million. FL Report(1:00 mp3) AL Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity …
Watermelon Overproduction
The bottom fell out of the watermelon market this summer, thanks to too many growers trying to cash in on last year’s good prices according to Bob Morrissy with the National Watermelon Association. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
UGA Receives Food Safety Grant
USDA has awarded more than $14 million in food safety grants to researchers and educators at 17 universities throughout the United States that will focus on improving food safety and reducing the incidence of food borne illnesses. The University of Georgia and Ohio State University received the two largest grants from USDA at 2.5 million each, while the other 15 …
Conner’s Concerns About Sugar Policy
Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner says US sugar policy has some problems that should be addressed in a new farm bill. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
THE FARM DOG!
Being the dog lovers we are around the network headquarters, I thought I’d share this commentary in particular. It’s from Southeast AgNet’s long-time commentary producer, Everett Griner. He first did this one many years ago, and I recently asked him to do it again so it would become part of these network on-line archives. By the way, in case you’re …
International Precision Ag Symposium Coming To Florida
The International Symposium: “Application of Precision Agriculture for Fruits and Vegetables” is set for Orlando January 6-9, 2008. Here are a couple of documents with more details. Press Release (pdf file) Program Details (pdf file) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …
Bayer Expands Vegetable Seed Business
At a recent press conference, Bayer Crop Science announced that their vegetable seed business is growing. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Alternative Crops for the Panhandle
The West Florida Research and Education Center in Jay is studying alternative crops – specialty crops – that can be grown in addition to, or instead of, traditional row crops. The first alternative crops field day at the WFREC will be held on October 24. Report (1:30 wma) Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about about Florida’s License and Bond Law. Visit http://www.florida-agriculture.com/marketing/licensing_info.htm for more information about Florida’s License and Bond Law and the FDACS Bureau of License and Bond. To learn more about an administrative judge ordering a Pasco County agricultural dealer to pay a horticulture grower more than $97,000 under Florida’s License and Bond Law, visit …