Keeping Quality Ag Education Teachers is a Challenge

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Technology

It was recently announced that Mark Poeschl will soon take over as the new CEO of the National FFA Organization and Foundation. And Poeschl says one of the challenges in agricultural education that he sees is the need to attract and retain top-quality, high-school ag teachers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

Updated Foodkeeper App

Dan Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Technology

The USDA’s Foodkeeper app is a handy way of finding out on your smartphone or tablet if those leftovers are safe to eat. Cathy Isom fills us in about the changes coming to the mobile app that tells us how long we can keep and safely eat food. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

2016 Flavors of Florida

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Technology

The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) put on the third annual Flavors of Florida event at the UF President’s House in Gainesville on May 9. The event was designed to showcase the edible research products of the UF/IFAS Plant Innovation Center and celebrate the accomplishments of Field and Fork (the campus food pantry) and other …

Study Finds University Extension Program Keeps Farmers in Business

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Technology

A recent study says federal cooperative extension programs at land-grant universities help farmers stay in business. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

There Is Interest in Agricultural Careers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Technology

A recent survey conducted for Land O’Lakes indicated very low interest in college grads pursuing a career in agriculture. But according to Eric Spell, AgCareers.com president, the company is seeing a very different trend, noting a 33 percent increase in the number of visits to its website in the last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed …