In Tallahassee lots of folks are still wondering if things can get taken care of with budget matters in time to end the Session on time in two weeks. As of Wednesday morning House and Senate conference committees had not formally met to start ironing out major differences in the two versions of the budget. More on that in this …
Revised Form I-9 & Employment Eligibility Verification Reminder
This reminder in today from Gene McAvoy, County Extension Director, Regional Vegetable Agent IV, UF/IFAS Hendry County Extension, LaBelle, Florida 33935 Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Effective April 3, 2009 Introduction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that effective April 3, 2009, all U.S. employers are required to use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, …
ACRE Decision Aid Available Online
Funded in part by Cotton Incorporated, Texas A & M University’s Agricultural Food Policy Center (AFPC) has developed a decision aid for producers considering ACRE. The ACRE Decision Aid provides cotton producers in every county a risk based computer program for analyzing the ACRE decision. The Decision Aid is available at www.afpc.tamu.edu. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle …
4-H Citrus Tree Program Offers Valuable Youth Learning Experience
Earlier this year in late February we participated in a 4-H citrus tree youth project auction in Osceola County, thanks to Jamie Yates at UF/CREC at Lake Alfred (left in photo). Jamie is from Osceola County and was on hand to handle our bidding in our absence. Before I share the rest of this story, I will fall on my …
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that up to $52.4 million in financial assistance is available for competitive grants to protect the nation’s natural resources through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI). USDA has allocated $5.8 million in financial assistance for multi-state and national projects that offer innovative approaches to working with socially disadvantaged, beginning or limited resource farmers and …
Baker: Property Rights & Fertilizer Issues on the Move in Tallahassee
Florida Senator Carey Baker, Chairman of the Senate Committee on General Government Appropriations, mentioned a few key agriculture issues in a short interview with AgNet this week in Tallahassee. Among them, legislation continues to move forward on urban fertilizer application regulation, and another bill that should help simplify duplicative regulatory permitting for farmers and ranchers. There is also an effort …
Americans’ Eating Habits
In this two part series we will review a Department of Agriculture study that took a close look at Americans’ eating habits. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
Dept of Citrus Move to FDACS in Bartow Proposed to Save Money
In these reports, several cuts from our raw interview with Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Ken Keck, (left) discussing the proposed move of FDOC Headquarters to the Bob Crawford Agricultural Center in Bartow. AgNet’s Ernie Neff (right) caught up with Keck about it late Thursday afternoon. In cut one, Keck explains the background of the legislative proposal made by …
Florida & U S Vegetable Plantings – Spring Acreages
CLICK HERE to view the entire vegetables acreage spring plantings report from USDA’s Agriculture Statistics Service. This report offers details on Florida acreage as well as plantings and planting intentions from all around the U S. (pdf file) fl-stats-vegspr09.pdf Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Vilsack Discusses Food Safety
Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman recently interviewed U S Agriculture Tom Vilsack. From that interview, some of his comments in this report about food safety issues and how the administration views the need for an overhaul of the food safety system he says is antiquated. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …