The U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday reported that Florida citrus acreage declined 2 percent while the amount of abandoned grove acreage held steady. Candi Erick, agricultural statistics administrator with the USDA, reports.
Mark Messura with Cotton Incorporated, says thanks to the Cotton Research and Promotion Program, cotton has emerged as a performance fiber for the outdoor and athletic apparel categories.
In an effort to step up its produce inspections The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is spending $17 million on technology it hopes will be fast enough to catch fresh produce with pathogen contamination.
USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber explains how this day and age of virtual 24/7 agricultural commodity trading markets led to a recent decision to change USDA crop report release times.
(ATLANTA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is providing a total of $2,238,053 to three universities across the Southeast for four research projects examining the impacts of extreme weather on air and water quality. The recipients include the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Mississippi State University and the University of South Florida. Read the rest of this entry »
Josh White with the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association was pleased with the regional roundups they recently held, as he said they provided an effective way for GCA to spread the message along with getting feed-back from the local chapters.
Many eyes have been on Congress the past few days waiting to see what may or may not happen with a new farm bill, and as Tyron Spearman reports this morning, it may all wait now until the lame duck session.
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Mark Messura with Cotton Incorporated, says thanks to the Cotton Research and Promotion Program, cotton has emerged as a performance fiber for the outdoor and athletic apparel categories.
USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber explains how this day and age of virtual 24/7 agricultural commodity trading markets led to a recent decision to change USDA crop report release times. 
Josh White with the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association was pleased with the regional roundups they recently held, as he said they provided an effective way for GCA to spread the message along with getting feed-back from the local chapters. 
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Many eyes have been on Congress the past few days waiting to see what may or may not happen with a new farm bill, and as Tyron Spearman reports this morning, it may all wait now until the lame duck session.
