Everett Griner talks about home grown organics are still increasing in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong 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 …
Research into E. coli Promising
New research could reduce the probability of E.coli in lettuce. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong 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 …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Bullying Researchers; Peanut Crop Issues
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report on University of Florida/IFAS researchers being harassed as well as a few issues being found in Southeastern peanut fields. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the …
Secretary Vilsack Proclaims August 2-8 National Farmers Market Week
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has declared Aug. 2 through 8, 2015, as “National Farmers Market Week.” The declaration was made official by proclamation signed by Secretary Vilsack. This year marks the 16th annual National Farmers Market Week in honor of the important role that farmers markets play in local economies. Throughout the week, Sponsored …
Monitoring for Old World Bollworm After First Detection in United States Yields no Additional Finds
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Prior to this summer, the Old World Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, had never before been found in the continental United States outside of port interceptions. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that after the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the United States Department …
University of Florida/IFAS Researcher Finds Way to Cut Costs
From the University of Florida/IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sanjay Shukla looked out over row upon row of tomato and pepper plants and had an idea: What would happen if he made the compacted soil rows taller and more narrow? Would the plants need less water, fertilizer and fumigation? Would the plants grow as tall? Would the plants produce as many …
Florida Veteran and Small Farmer Workshop is Friday
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service invites those interested to take part in the Veteran and Small Farmer Workshop this Friday, July 31st in Milton, Florida. NRCS District Conservation in Santa Rosa County, Trent Mathews explains. Download Audio RSVP’s are encouraged so go to http://www.farmcredit-fl.com/workshop.aspx or call 850-623-0407. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …
Providing Risk Management Tools for More Producers
We told you last week that the USDA was expanding crop insurance to provide Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion to cover fresh fruit and nuts in select counties beginning with the 2016 crop. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says this coverage started earlier for other crops like corn, cotton, cottonseed, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat …
SAFE Act is a Well-Reasoned Approach
Last Thursday, by a vote of 275-150, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R.1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. The act will preempt state and local mandatory GMO labeling laws and create a national voluntary labeling law. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …
Farm Bureau Convention Planned for Orlando
What to expect at the 2016 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention and IDEAg trade show – and when you can begin registration. Download Audio The 2016 convention keynote speaker will be Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank. If anyone’s watched Shark Tank, they know her story. How she started out as a D student, probably worked 20 jobs between high school …