The Growth of Food Gardening

It is official. Bruce Butterfield with the National Gardening Association says that 2009 say a large increase in home food gardens. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …

Ensuring Consumers and Producers are Protected in Food Safety Bill

With the Senate expected to take up their Food Safety Modernization Act after the Memorial Day break, Kelli Ludlum with the American Farm Bureau, says that they are trying to ensure that both consumers and growers will be protected in the bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Help For Hungry

BRIC plans to fight famine. How? Everett Griner tells us. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, …

Upcoming Listening Sessions on the Specialty Crop Research Needs

USDA has scheduled two listening sessions in order for the specialty crop committee to hear comments regarding the research needs of the industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research …

Debate on Fruit and Veggie Subsidies

As lawmakers are hearing ideas on how to make fruits and vegetables more affordable for schools and for low income Americans, a debate has arisen on whether or not the specialty crops should be subsidized. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …

Big Farming

Big farms lead to big machines which lead to big productivity. Everett Griner has some statistics. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida …

Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack Visits FL Specialty Crop Operation

Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack recently took his first official visit to Florida where he visited a local strawberry and cantaloupe farm. Vilsack on USDA Programs: Download Audio Vilsack on Farm Labor: Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, …

Bayer Introduces New Potato Herbicide

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Bayer CropScience Release – May 18, 2010) — Potato growers looking for higher potato yields and more sacks per acre have a new, highly effective and reliable solution with Rely® 280 herbicide from Bayer CropScience. Rely 280, an advanced and more concentrated formulation of Rely herbicide, is now registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency …

Impact of Oil Spill in the Gulf

Everett Griner takes a look at what impact this oil spill is having and going to have on America and the world. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …

FFB Disappointed in Governor Veto of Two Key Ag Bills

Florida Farm Bureau Director of State Governmental Affairs, Ben Parks, says the Ag industry is disappointed over the vetoes of their two priority Ag bills and encourages producers to continue to voice their support of the measures to their local representatives. Download Audio Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …