Southeast AgNET

Many in the livestock sector worry with the rise of ethanol production and how it will affect corn supplies. But one man says ethanol production in Florida could actual be a benefit to the state’s cattle industry.  Report (1:30 wma)

Work continues in Washington in how agriculture may fare on the new budget. Tyron Spearman looks at the latest informaton.  Report (:50 wma)

Tyron Spearman has a look at meetings coming up this next week for peanut growers.  Report (:45 wma)

Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has this week’s cattle market numbers.  Report (:55 wma)  

 

 

Animal wlefare issues are important to many, and thus the pork industry plans to roll out a new program this summer.   Report (1:00 wma)

Florida Farm Bureau’s CARES program is spreading around the state. Gary Cooper talked about it with Farm Bureau’s Environmental Services Coordinator Andrew Walmsley at the citrus seminars in Ft. Pierce.

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Cotton growers from the southeast recently attended a tour of Cotton Incorporated world headquarters in Cary North Carolina. Southeast Agnet’s Lee McCoy was also along for the tour where he talked with Cotton Incorporated president and CEO Barrye Worsham.

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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Food Check-Out Week.

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Don’t sell the American Inventor short.  Machines and electronics have not been put together yet.  Report (1:00 wma)

Dothan is the site for the annual Alabama-Florida peanut Trade Show. Tyron Spearman says it will be held next Thursday, February 1st.  Report (:45 wma)

Tyron Spearman looks at what is expected in peanut production this next year.  Report (1:00 wma)

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson will serve as Grand Marshall of the “Fresh from Florida 200,” a 200-mile Grand Am KONI Challenge Series race Friday, January 26, at Daytona International Speedway. The Commissioner will be riding in a specially designed “Fresh from Florida” vehicle that will accompany the pace car to kick off the event.

Get the complete racing schedule and see more pictures from the Florida Department of Agriculture.

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EMD Crop BioScience announces the introduction of the patented LCO Promoter Technology on cotton. Proven to increase yield in peanuts and soybeans, LCO Promoter Technology will now turn on cotton plants early in the season using a new product called Boltâ„¢.

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Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced plans to propose $1.6 billion in new funding for renewable energy, with a focus on cellulosic energy research and production, as part of the Administration’s 2007 farm bill proposals.

Read more from USDA.

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President Bush’s call for increased ethanol production is good news for one Florida ethanol producer.

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In his state of the union address Tuesday, President Bush renewed his call for a guest worker program as part of an overall immigration reform package. The president also outlined a plan for energy independence that would include greater use of alternative fuels from new feedstocks.

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With President Bush calling for an enhanced renewable fuels standard, some livestock groups are worried how this will affect their industry.  Report (1:00 wma)

For Florida livestock producers who have yet to register their premises, forms to do so are easy to find.  Report (:30 wma)

A change is coming to your soda to make it healthier.  Everett Griner tells us what the change is and why.  Report (1:00 wma)

This report is simply an overview of some of the seminar topics and points being made at the grower seminars for Indian River area growers in Ft Pierce this week. It’s been great to visit so many old friends at the Seminars. Stay tuned, we have lots of feature news segments coming for citrus growers from newsmakers we interviewed at the seminars this week Report (1:06 wma)

Our citrus news team is on the road this week, visiting with many of our readers and listeners in the Indian River region at their annual seminar series geared for fresh fruit growers. In this report, Citrus Industry Magazine editor Ernie Neff reports from Ft Pierce about some of the seminar presentations. Report (:52 wma)

There’s nothing new to report in the peanut markets right now according to Tyron Spearman.  Report (:35 wma)

A new peanut oil refinery which opens next month in Georgia is expected to double the production of peanut oil. Tyron Spearman has the details.  Report (:50 wma)

The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association continues to monitor certain issues being discussed in Atlanta by the Georgia Legislature.  Report (1:00 wma)

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Assocation building in Montgomery will be the site for the 2007 State Senior High beef Cookoff to be held this Saturday, January 27th.  Report (1:00 wma)

Many applications were received by the Florida Natural Conservation Resources Service for EQIP projects in 2007.  Report (1:30 wma)

Researchers are looking into this, but Everett Griner looks at what the downside is to this also.  Report (1:00 wma)

Winter weather conditions have really affected the costs to cattle feeders in the plains states.  Report (1:00 wma) 

Soybean growers are being advised that rust could be a major problem this year, a topic I discussed with University of Florida’s David Wright.  Report (1:45 wma)

Whether or not specialty crops will get more attention in the new Farm Bill will largely be determined by the budget, according to Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association lobbyist Bob Redding who spoke at the recent Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference.

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