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Lake Okeechobee Fishermen Set the Record Straight on Algae Facts and Fiction

My travels through and around my childhood region of South Florida in recent months allowed me to bore into a few more angles of the algae story. Much of what the public is being told about Lake Okeechobee water and its connection to green algae in coastal waterways is simply not true. The facts remain the facts, and this issue …

Election Day Commentary: Career Politicians or Dedicated Public Servants?

By Gary Cooper, Founder/President AgNet Media Sometimes the timing of events can really make us think. Over the weekend, our nation lost one of its greatest public servants. Senator John McCain was nothing less than a statesman his entire adult life. Not once in all the recent news media coverage did I see him referred to as a “career politician.” …

The Facts on Foreign-Owned Farmland
Citing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Oct. 26 released an article, “Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land Still Growing.” Key takeaways include: While foreign ownership continues on a long-term upward trend, the pace has slowed, the article reported. AFBF reported that Texas has the most foreign-held […]
Orange Juice Researcher Wins Award
Researcher Layanne Fraga with the Food Research Center at the University of São Paulo in Brazil won the Quality Juice Foundation Award for her study of the health benefits of daily orange juice consumption. The Quality Juice Foundation presented the award during the Juice Summit held in Belgium at the end of October. The Juice […]