Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and other USDA officials made themselves available for interviews on Thursday to explain the administration’s concerns about the 2007 Farm Bill. Even House Ag Committee Republicans withdrew support for their own bill this week after the House Ways and Means Committee proposed to fund some spending in the farm bill with tax increases on foreign-owned businesses …
USDA Reports Tobacco Acreage Increasing
The industry has changed under the quota system. Everett Griner tells us what one of these important changes were and why.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA Extends Comment Period on Citrus Proposed Rules
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2007–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today announced that it is extending the comment period to August 7 on the proposed rule amending its citrus canker regulations to eliminate pre-harvest grove inspection for all Florida citrus moving interstate. This 15-day extension will allow interested parties Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, …
FL Congressman Tim Mahoney: Farm Bill Draft Good for Florida
In this interview with Southeast AgNet Friday morning at the Farm to Fuel meeting in St. Pete, South Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney explains why the Farm Bill draft just passed by the U S House Ag Committee is good for Florida agriculture. Report (4:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …
Farm Safety Subsidy Program
What are the real intents of this money, and, what is the public’s outlook about this money? Everett Griner looks at this and tells us what some of these answers are to these and other questions we might have.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
A Toast to Ethanol Profitability
In this photo released from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, UF Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources Jimmy Cheek (left), UF Distinguished Professor of Microbiology Lonnie Ingram (center) and Verenium Vice President for Business Development Tim Eves (right) raise a toast to celebrate the first payment from Verenium to UF for use of …
Citrus Mutual Encouraging Grower Attendance at DPI Meetings
Florida Citrus Mutual’s Mike Sparks says all citrus growers should make it a point to attend one of the four remaining meetings being hosted by the state’s Division of Plant Industry. He explains why grower attendance is so important in this report. Report (2:00 mp3) For dates, times and details for these meetings click for Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New …
DPI Citrus Mtgs To Introduce New Compliance Info
This week starts the series of citrus grower meetings hosted by the Florida Dept of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry. Hear the schedule in the first report posted below, and in the other report, hear comments from the Director of FDACS/DPI, Richard Gaskalla, about these efforts to help control spread of greening and canker. Report (2:00 mp3) Report (2:00 mp3) …
The Best Way to Put a Jig Saw Puzzle Together
Seems to Everett Griner that renewable fuels have only found the interior pieces right now. Here, Everett tells us his outlook on this and why he has this opinion.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Consumers and Organic Food Production
Most of us have no concept of how it is grown, but we are flocking to the markets to purchase it, no matter what the costs.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024