Summing up Agriculture in the Classroom

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service and the National FFA Organization have partnered to develop new educational tools to help promote agricultural and statistical literacy among kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Download Audio

Many Attend USDA-DOJ Workshop

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

About 13-hundred people attended the USDA/Dept of Justice workshop last Friday in Colorado concerning the competition in the livestock industry. This included a couple of men representing Southeast producers like Jim Handley with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association. Download Audio Another person in attendance of the workshop was Jim Collins, Director of Industry Relations with the Southeastern Livestock Network. He said …

Thomas Earns Batson Award

Tacy Callies Florida, Nursery Crops

Regina Thomas, senior vice president/chief business development officer with Farm Credit of Central Florida, received the 16th annual Gene Batson Award for outstanding leadership and service to the Action Chapter of the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association. Marco Rubio, candidate for the U.S. Senate, gave the keynote address at the Apopka award luncheon last week, which approximately 175 nursery …

Economist Reports Citrus Production And Foliar Nutrient Costs

Dan Citrus, Florida

In these reports, University of Florida economist Ron Muraro reports the average cost of producing juice oranges in Florida, and the additional cost of using a foliar nutritional program for HLB control. Download Audio Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.