With the Beltwide Cotton Conference well underway in San Antonio, many cotton producers are listening to four days of educational reports, discussions, seminars and workshops. And many will be reviewing the final numbers of 2008 and looking to the latest forecast for in 2009. Agriculture department chief economist Joe Glauber tells us what to expect. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
NCBA Names New CEO
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Associaton, in a press release, has named the person who will take over for CEO Terry Stokes…. DENVER (January 3, 2009) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced today Forrest L. Roberts (photo) will be its next chief executive officer. Roberts, 42, will start January 20, 2009. “We are thrilled Forrest will be joining us as …
Captain Gloyice Ard, 1928-2008 “A Unique And Special Man”
2008 was a tough year on many AgNet family and friends it seems, all the way through. AgNet regrets to report the loss on New Year’s Eve of Gloyice Elmore Ard, whose son, Sam Ard, Florida cattle industry legislative representative, says was “a unique and special man”. Friends may offer condolences on-line by clicking here. Gloyice Elmore Ard, March 8, …
New Blog Great Way to Connect with Fellow Foodies
Foodies who love to blog are invited to visit the recently launched Foodie News blog on the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Voice of Agriculture Web Site. 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 …
Citrus News: Christmas Commentaries from Everett Griner
Here at Southeast AgNet we are immensely proud of a guy who I’ve referred to over the years as the “grandaddy of Southeast AgNet.” As a college communications intern at Florida Farm Bureau in the late 1970’s I had the chance to go to Moultrie, Georgia to meet Everett Griner in his barnloft studio overlooking a cotton field. He introduced …
Sparks Cuts Department Spending, Not Services
Commissioner Ron Sparks stated today that the Department of Agriculture & Industries has drastically cut spending over the last several months in anticipation of Governor Bob Riley’s announcement of proration and resulting cutbacks for the State of Alabama. Sparks said that over the last year the Department has cut costs by limiting new hires, utilizing a 4-day work week for …
John Deere Drive Green Event Underway
John Deere’s program designed to give rural property owners, agricultural producers and other interested consumers a chance to operate and ask questions about the latest models of utility and compact utility tractors is underway across Florida. Their Drive Green Program includes special equipment displays and ride-and-drives at 4 locations across the state this week. One took place in Middleberg Wednesday …
USDA/APHIS Efforts to Communicate to the Masses re HLB
Each year in November we make the trip to Kansas City to the annual meeting of the National Assoc of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB), of which we are the only member from Florida. It is a must attend for the 150 or so of us left doing agriculture news via the broadcast media. Southeast AgNet, by the way, broadcast multiple daily …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Scrapie Rule
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about a new rule regulating the movement of sheep and goats within the state, designed to help stop the spread of Scrapie, a fatal, degenerative disease of the nervous system of those animals. For more information about the rule, click Scrapie Rule Info. To view a copy of the …
FARM BILL IMPLEMENTATION – Progress as of October 2008
This just in from USDA… Within weeks of the late June enactment of the Farm Bill, USDA began delivering program benefits for 2008 and will deliver additional program benefits in 2009. The 2008 Farm Bill has 15 titles — and more than 600 provisions: 50 percent more than the 2002 Farm Bill. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle …