International pavilions from around the world at AG CONNECT Expo 2011 will give Ag companies in the U.S. an opportunity to do business around the world while traveling only as far as Atlanta, Georgia in January 2011 to the global Ag trade show, AG CONNECT Expo. As North America’s new global agriculture exhibition, AG CONNECT Expo 2011 will feature international …
Seminar Speaker Spotlight: Eduardo Feichtenberger
Plant pathologist Eduardo Feichtenberger from the Instituto Biológico, of the São Paulo State Department of Agriculture, will discuss how Brazil manages citrus black spot on Aug. 19 at 10:00 a.m. during the Citrus Expo seminars. With a bachelor’s degree in agronomy (1971) and in business administration (1973), and an master’s degree in plant pathology from the University of California – …
TV Spots will Air to Support FL Commercial Fisherman
TALLAHASSEE — “We’re in business, but we need you.” That’s the message being promoted on behalf of Florida’s commercial fishermen in a television public service announcement that begins airing in the Panhandle Gulf coast region later this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
Citrus Scientist: Growers Often Get Good Research Results
University of Florida entomologist Michael Rogers in this interview says growers who watch field demonstrations often try new techniques back in their own groves. Sometimes, he says, they get better results than professional researchers. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
FL’s Putnam: The Race, The Politics, The Oil – “Teachable Moment”
While the Agriculture Commissioner’s race in Florida is not the headliner, the office remains one of the most important in state government and is critical to the state’s agriculture industry. It has oversight responsibilities that touch every Floridian directly in some way. Southeast AgNet caught up with Adam Putnam recently on the campaign trail, not a hard thing to do …
Florida Provides for Increased Apalachicola Bay Oyster Production
(TALLAHASSEE/FDACS)– Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson and Chairman Rodney Barreto of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today announced that both the winter and summer oyster harvesting areas in the Apalachicola Bay System will be opened for harvest seven days per week through August 31, 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
FL Ag Commissioner Bronson: Drill Backers Misled on Safety
(News Service of Florida): Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson said he still feels the nation’s energy supply needs oil, but said he and others who had pushed for new drilling were misled about the likelihood of a spill like the one currently threatening the Gulf Coast. “I was one of the ones who said we ought to be looking at drilling …
USDA Releases Final Draft of Crop Insurance Agreement
WASHINGTON – As part of the Administration’s continuing efforts to reform the Federal crop insurance program, reduce the Federal deficit, and maximize taxpayer dollars, USDA has released the final draft of a new crop insurance agreement and announced that $6 billion in savings has been created through this action. Two thirds of this savings will go toward paying down the …
FL Announces Extra Harvesting Day for Apalachicola Oysters
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson and Chairman Rodney Barreto of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today announced that the summer oyster harvesting areas in the Apalachicola Bay System will now include harvest on Saturdays, giving fishermen six days of harvesting per week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …
FL Ag & Legislative Leaders Not At All Happy Re: Governor Vetoes
Florida Farm Bureau led a statewide agriculture chorus Wednesday calling for a Legislative Override of the Governor’s recent vetoes of two major agriculture bills. Both bills passed with only two individual votes against them, which means these pieces of legislation garnered rare support by members of both parties, urban and rural interests, liberal and conservative lawmakers alike…yet the Governor still …