Farmers faced more challenges than usual in the weather realm in 2011 and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says it brought to light the need for a better disaster assistance program. Download Audio
What the New Sugar Forecast Means for the U.S. and Mexico
World Outlook Board Chair Gerry Bange expects a lot of debate and actions taken by government and the sugar markets in response to Mexico’s new sugar production numbers. Download Audio
Petite Produce
Consumers have more to choose from when it comes to petite produce these days than just baby carrots, with about 50 types of petite produce currently marketed in the U.S. Download Audio
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending January 20th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio
More OJ Imports Released After Sampling For Carbendazim
The Food and Drug Administration’s sampling of imports of orange juice into the United States for the presence of the fungicide carbendazim as of Friday had found no violations that would require the imports to be refused. The FDA reported that 45 import samples had been collected and 19 are what the FDA calls “non-violative”; 12 of those shipments have …
USDA Issuing Tobacco Payments & Peanuts Lead Total U.S. Nut Consumption
USDA recently announced they will be issuing tobacco payments as Tyron Spearman has the details about that along with a story of how in the U.S. peanuts lead the way in total nut consumption. Tobacco: Download Audio Peanuts: Download Audio
Florida Cattlemen Concerned with Numeric Nutrient Criteria
One of the issues discussed this week during the Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s legislative quarterly meeting in Tallahassee was numeric nutrient criteria as FCA President Don Quincey said they want to get the message to legislators about how important it is they ratify this. Download Audio
USDA Announces Proposal to Modernize Poultry Inspection
USDA announced this morning a proposal to modernize poultry slaughter and improve food safety across the United States, as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the modernization plan will reduce the risk of food-borne illness. Download Audio The proposal has been posted on the FSIS website.
Awards Announced at Georgia Peanut Show
At the Georgia Peanut Show yesterday a variety of awards were presented as Tyron Spearman looks at who all were honored. Download Audio
Citrus Problems
Everett Griner tells us how insects and disease are impacting citrus production. Download Audio