Florida Ag Hall of Fame Inductees and Congress Weighing Farm Aid
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Florida Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation announced Woody Larson, Dennis Wedgworth, and Jack Vogel as 2026 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees.
www.morningagclips.com reports since 1980, the Florida Ag
Hall of Fame has honored those who’ve made lasting contributions to Florida agriculture and to mentoring our youth, the future of Florida agriculture.
The Florida State Fair’s Agricultural Hall of Fame Banquet will be held February 10th.
www.morningagclips.com/2026-florida-agricultural-hall-of-fame-inductees/
**The Trump administration is evaluating whether to grant aid to American farmers this fall.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says we’re working with our colleagues in Congress and closely monitoring markets daily to evaluate the amount of additional assistance that might be needed this fall.
Rollins’s comments come as Chinese buyers have yet to purchase soybeans from U.S. farmers, despite increased production yields relative to last year.
**With no active cases of New World Screwworm reported in the U.S., the USDA is working to prevent its spread from Central America.
Successful Farming reports Ag Secretary Rollins outlined the USDA’s plan to prevent the spread of Screwworm to the U.S., including a partnership with the government of Mexico.
Screwworm lays eggs in the wounds of living animals and its larvae burrow and feed on healthy flesh, causing illness or death.
