NRCS Programs Help Row Crop Farmers

Dan Field Crops, General, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

A Suwannee county row crop farm is a good example of how USDA-NRCS programs help farmers.  Report (1:00 wma) 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

Vegetable Yearbook Numbers

Randall Weiseman Vegetables

USDA has released the 2005 Vegetable and Melons Yearbook. Report (1:00 wma) 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

Vary Veggies and Focus on Fruit

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA is meeting the challenge of getting people to eat more fruits and vegetables with new mottos. Report (1:00 wma) 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

More Really Matters

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The government is changing from “5 a Day” to “More Matters” in an effort to encourage greater consumption of fruits and vegetables. Report (1:00 wma) 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

Hope for Ugly Tomatoes

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA’s AMS is proposing an exemption for Florida UglyRipe Tomatoes. Report (1:00 wma) 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

Trendy Produce

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Lots of interesting varieties of fruits and vegetables can be found these days in the produce section. Report (1:00 wma) 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

Slimming Down With Fruits & Veggies

Randall Weiseman Vegetables

A celebrity chef talks about losing weight by eating more fruits and vegetables. Report (1:00 wma) 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

Onions Have Nothing To Cry About

Randall Weiseman Vegetables

Onions are in the green. Report (1:00 wma) 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

State of the Vegetable Industry

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Vegetables and melons make up a significant portion of US net farm income. Report (:55 wma) 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

Immigration Bill Stalls

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

House leadership wants to take a “long look” at the Senate immigration bill, but FFVA president Mike Stuart says agriculture does have alternatives if no bill is passed this year. Report (:58 wma) 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 …