A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast . Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary …
Farm Exports
Trade barriers may come down. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026
2010 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Farmer of the Year
The 10 state winners of the 21st annual Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award were on hand for the announcement of the overall winner today, and this year’s 2010 overall recipient was Robert Dasher from Glennville, GA. The following reports have more information from all of our state winners. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download …
FL Farm Bureau South Florida Ag Report
This report from Charlie Shinn, Asst Director, Gov’t and Community Affairs, Florida Farm Bureau Federation: Dry Season Starts Early in South Florida The regular dry season for south Florida leaped ahead by about a month and is now in full swing. It is during this time that farmers watch Lake Okeechobee levels very closely. As the bellwether for water supply …
Florida Feedstock Growers Association Grows Energy for Biofuels
Farmer Bill Vasden Jr. has dedicated a lot of time in recent months talking to other farmers about biofuels crops he believes are viable in Florida. In this recent interview at a biofuels meeting near Leesburg, Vasden discusses free landclearing for citrus growers wanting to eliminate abandoned groves; Florida Feedstock Growers Association membership benefits; and diversification with biofuels crops. The …
FL Ag Commissioner Bronson Formally Endorses Putnam
In a Putnam campaign memo today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson (photo right) makes his endorsement official: Dear Fellow Floridians, For more than nine years I have served as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture and experienced the complexities and challenges facing our great state. Agriculture is Florida’s second largest industry and I urge everyone to remain focused on who we elect …
Exports Up
Everett Griner tells us how strong ag exports will help prices. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026
Ag Commish Candidates Focus on Different Aspects of Job
By KEITH LAING – THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA While he’s been in the pinstripe world of Washington for several years, Adam Putnam is a fifth generation cattle rancher. He wants to return to his roots, hoping he’ll be elected agriculture commissioner in November. For Scott Maddox, technically running for the same office, the goal is a bit different. The …
U.S. Sugar “River of Grass” Land Acquisition Closes
This news release just in from U.S. Sugar Corporation: CLEWISTON—October 12, 2010—U.S. Sugar Corporation and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) today closed on the initial River of Grass land acquisition which provides nearly 27,000 acres of land in areas of critical need for improving water quality and ecosystem restoration. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage …
Hypoxia
Everett Griner tells us how the ocean dead zones are growing. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026