Growers across the Southeast are invited to attend the 35th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show this coming Thursday, Jan. 20th at the Albany Civic Center. Tyron Spearman has more including information about something new at this year’s event. Download Audio
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending January 14th 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
New Proposal for School Nutrition Standards
USDA has published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to update the nutrition standards that would require schools to offer more fruits, vegetables and whole grains as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the idea of the new standards is to offer more balance. Download Audio
Will Current Cattle Prices Last
Beef cattle prices have been seeing record high levels as of late but will this trend continue? USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam says that’s hard to predict. Download Audio
Outlook Has Good News for Cotton Growers
When it comes to the January outlook for cotton, growers are hearing good news basically in all of the major categories including price. Download Audio
Marketing School Lunches
We all have our nightmare school lunch line stories, But in recent times there has been a real push in improving the health and nutrition of school meals, but it hasn’t necessarily been all that affective Download Audio
Afghan Volunteers
Civilians are also helping in Afghanistan. How? Everett Griner tells us. Download Audio
One Week Left to Extended CSP Signup
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced the cut-off date for the Conservation Stewardship Program has been extended to January 21st as producers interested should submit applications to their local NRCS office by ythat date to be considered during the first ranking period of 2011. Download Audio
FFAA Considers Joining Lawsuit Over New EPA Water Criteria
Members of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) gathered in St. Petersburg this week for their winter meeting, and among many topics discussed, the pending lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its proposed implementation of new numeric nutrient criteria for water bodies. In this report, hear FFAA President Mary Hartney explain actions FFAA is considering on the …
Tight Markets Causing Concerns
After this week’s crop and outlook reports, Tyron Spearman says that many are taking note of the tight markets and how that may effect things in the future. Download Audio