Details on some of the current program signup for producers affected by last year’s hurricanes.  Report (1:00 wma)
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about marketing blueberries in Canada. Frost Burke reports from Tallahassee.
Sugar Man of the Year
The 2006 Sugar Man of the Year is well known to Florida agriculture. Katherine Bush reports.
USDA Proposes Produce Import Rule Changes
USDA officials are proposing to make it easier for fruits and vegetables that pose no threat of carrying pests and disease to enter the US.
Sweet Source of Ethanol
USDA is researching the feasibility of producing ethanol from sugar here in the United States.
Convenient Produce
People want convenience and the produce industry has responded.
Sugar Alliance Petition
The American Sugar Alliance says the US sugar program works and they’ve started an on-line petition drive to keep it.
Johanns Calls Disaster Aid Unfair
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns spoke to the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association this week in Chicago, where he released USDA’s Risk Management white paper and then met with reporters who asked about the Bush administration’s opposition to the disaster aid package passed by the Senate.