Alternative fuels for vehicles include more than just ethanol and biodiesel – there’s also propane. Mark Leitman with the Propane Education and Research Council says Roush has designed a pick up that runs on propane.
Many producers and others may still be confused about what is included in the 2008 Farm Bill, compared to the previous bill. To that end, USDA has developed a new website that offers a side-by-side comparison.
The 2008 Farm bill is providing $49 million in fresh fruits and vegetables for elementary school children during the school day under the new Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program – with over 1.6 million allocated for Florida schools.
As all eyes are now on Gustav, officials are still trying to determine how much damage the heavy rains and winds from Tropical Storm Fay caused - from citrus and vegetables in south Florida to cotton and pecans in the tri-state area.
Citrus growers are reminded about the Citrus Expo Seminar coming up next Thursday, September 4th as Harold Browning with the CREC says they have a great program lined up.
To learn more about the Citrus Expo Seminar Day, click Here
Citrus growers are waiting until October 10th to get the official USDA projection of this year’s crop, as Barbara Carlton with the Peace River Valley Citrus Growers talks about how their crop looks at this time.
The American National Cattlewomen are gearing up for a big event in a few weeks, as their Vice President, Lana Slaten of Cullman Alabama, has the details.
RapidEye AG, a Brandenburg-based geospatial information provider, is on track to make global history this month with the first-ever launch of German commercial satellites. The satellites will be launched on August 29th at approximately 3:15 Eastern Time.
Once into orbit all five earth observation satellites, which will circle the globe 15 times daily, will become a one-stop shop for next generation geospatial information services, providing spectacular imagery and data to industries such as agriculture, forestry and cartography. The satellites will be carried into orbit on a DNEPR-1 launch vehicle that will take off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Read the rest of this entry »
Citrus growers are invited to attend the Citrus Expo Seminar coming up next Thursday, September 4th where a variety of topics will be discussed including greening and an update on psyllid management.
To learn more about the Citrus Expo Seminar Day, click Here
There are some in the peanut industry who would like to see changes made to the proposed final rule for Country of Origin Labeling, as Tyron Spearman has the details.
While a large part of the Southeast is still trying to dry out from Tropical Storm Fay, there’s another system slowly working it’s way possibly in our direction called Gustav.
Tropical Storm Fay is one for the record-books as the storm that just wouldn’t quit has finally moved out of our area, but left it’s mark with varying rainfall amounts. Here are just some of the official amounts recorded across the Southeast… Read the rest of this entry »
One of the newest members of the Citrus Research and Education Center staff at Lake Alfred is Megan Dewdney, who will be at the Citrus Expo Seminar on September 4th discussing her work with greening.
To learn more about the Citrus Expo Seminar next Thursday, click Here
There are worries that the recent winds and rain from Tropical Storm Fay may have spread canker around again, something that Andrew Meadows with Florida Citrus Mutual said is a concern.
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about how the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services helped Florida seafood companies make sales at the European Seafood Exposition earlier this year.
This in from Tim Gaver, Extension Agent II, Citrus, IFAS/St. Lucie County Extension
Subject: Attached is the main body of an e-mail response to a question posed by Doug Bournique to Dr. Tim Gottwald, USDA pathologist in Ft. Pierce. Input was also obtained from Dr. Jim Graham, IFAS Pathologist, CREC in Lake Alfred. This information has been sent to members of the Indian River Citrus League and is being sent to you with permission from Dr. Gottwald… Read the rest of this entry »
Alternative fuels for vehicles include more than just ethanol and biodiesel – there’s also propane. Mark Leitman with the Propane Education and Research Council says Roush has designed a pick up that runs on propane.
Many producers and others may still be confused about what is included in the 2008 Farm Bill, compared to the previous bill. To that end, USDA has developed a new website that offers a side-by-side comparison.
Citrus growers are reminded about the Citrus Expo Seminar coming up next Thursday, September 4th as Harold Browning with the CREC says they have a great program lined up.
Citrus growers are waiting until October 10th to get the official USDA projection of this year’s crop, as Barbara Carlton with the Peace River Valley Citrus Growers talks about how their crop looks at this time.
Tyron Spearman has the latest peanut posted price information and a quick update on how the overall crop looks at this point.
The American National Cattlewomen are gearing up for a big event in a few weeks, as their Vice President, Lana Slaten of Cullman Alabama, has the details.
RapidEye AG, a Brandenburg-based geospatial information provider, is on track to make global history this month with the first-ever launch of German commercial satellites. The satellites will be launched on August 29th at approximately 3:15 Eastern Time. 
Citrus growers are invited to attend the Citrus Expo Seminar coming up next Thursday, September 4th where a variety of topics will be discussed including greening and an update on psyllid management. 
One of the newest members of the Citrus Research and Education Center staff at Lake Alfred is Megan Dewdney, who will be at the Citrus Expo Seminar on September 4th discussing her work with greening. 
At the Citrus Expo Seminar next Thursday, September 4th, Dr. Tim Spann says the CREC will offer something new for growers. 
A website with a variety of information concerning BSE has been updated thanks to the beef checkoff. 
As the storm system named Fay slowly moves out of our area, Tyron Spearman says most of the peanut growing areas saw some pretty good rains. 
Cattle on Feed numbers released Friday afternoon show another drop in the number of head being fed right now. 
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about how the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services helped Florida seafood companies make sales at the European Seafood Exposition earlier this year.
This is not the only question that is being asked. Everett Griner talks to us today about just what this is concerning.
