FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam will leave Sunday for Panama City, Panama, on a three-day mission that will include seeking to expand Florida growers’ access to the Central American nation. Also, the mission will include reviewing trade opportunities with the expansion of Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
Oysters Could be Pushed Aside for Water Restoration
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, January 15, 2014 ………. As the Senate continues to review a $220 million package to reduce pollutants out of Lake Okeechobee, scientific fixes to the system will take priority over longer-range research projects, the head of the Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee said Wednesday. That could mean the package will continue …
AgNet Media, Inc. Principals Now Sole Owners of AgNet West
(Fresno, California/Ocala, Florida) – AgNet West Radio Network is pleased to announce its entire business operations have been fully acquired and will be merged into AgNet Media, Inc., which includes a group of farm media properties solely owned and operated by Gary Cooper and Robin Loftin. Both Loftin and Cooper were instrumental in launching AgNet West in California in 2012, …
New UF/IFAS Extension Videos Available for Public
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new series of nine educational videos are now available to the public, thanks to University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty members. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Next Florida House Speaker Wants Statewide Water Planning
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 2, 2013 As the Senate pursues an ambitious $220 million plan to redirect water and reduce pollutants in South Florida, the next House speaker wants lawmakers to consider a broader approach to the vast water problems confronting the entire state. Rep. Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, wants lawmakers to factor in …
Florida Lawmakers To Tour Lake Okeechobee
From NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, will take a tour of the St. Lucie Estuary and the Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee on Monday, as a $220 million plan to reduce pollutants from the lake is now flowing through the Senate. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
Watermelon Referendum to be Held
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has scheduled a referendum for eligible watermelon producers, handlers and importers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …
Opening Statement of Chairman Frank Lucas for House-Senate Conference Committee on Farm Bill
Good afternoon, and welcome to the first meeting of the House-Senate Conference Committee charged with negotiating a compromise between the House and Senate-passed farm bills. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For …
AgNeTVideo: Voxien Technology
Science and technology can be helpful tools in agriculture, especially Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026
Georgia Governor Visits Sunbelt Ag Expo
Many folks from across the Southeast were in Moultrie, Georgia for the first day of the 36th annual Sunbelt Ag Expo. One of those was Georgia Governor Nathan Deal who I was able to catch up with and discuss some of the issues important to agriculture and citizens of the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …