Beef Checkoff Sets FY2013 Plan of Work

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board will invest about $40.3 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communications in Fiscal Year 2013. That is if recommendations by the Beef Promotion Operating Committee are approved by USDA, following review by the full Beef Board. For more information visit www.MyBeefCheckoff.com.

Cork or Screw

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Researchers are planning on using science to answer the long debated question of whether a cork or screw cap is the best closure for wine bottles. Download Audio

Signup Now for Florida Beef Excellence Institute

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

The Florida Beef Council and the University of Florida Department of Animal Sciences wants to remind anyone involved ion the beef industry about the Florida Beef Excellence Institute in Gainesville October 16-17, as Ashley Hughes said the deadline to register is this Friday, September 28th. Download Audio

Growing Young Citrus Trees in the Greening Era

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

University of Florida researcher Tim Spann, who recently resigned to take an agriculture job in California, has suggestions for growing young citrus trees in the face of HLB. Also in this report, Spann tells where he’ll be going and has a message for Florida citrus growers. Download Audio THANK YOU to our LIVE Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? …