A coalition of food safety groups have ran print ads designed to pressure Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to move the present food safety bill to the Senate floor and pass it. Download Audio
Cherry Crop Short on Supply, but High on Quality
If you have your heart set on a fresh cherry pie, you may find that you are paying a bit more for that main ingredient this year. But BJ Thurlby with the Northwest Cherry Growers says that it will all be well worth it in the end, as cherries may be in short supply but they are high on quality …
Farm Exports
The key to success is diversity and Everett Griner tells just how diversified we are. Download Audio
Peanut Acreage Should Meet Demand & Testing Peanut Row Patterns
If the acreage planted produces the average amount of peanuts this year there should be enough to meet overall demand, as Tyron Spearman looks at those numbers along with information about peanut row patterns research that was discussed last week at the Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day. Acreage: Download Audio Patterns: Download Audio
NCBA Ready for Summer Conference
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association reminds producers about its annual Summer Conference coming up July 28 – August 1 in Denver. Download Audio For more information visit www.beefusa.org
Study Shows Eggs Are Mostly the Same
In a study concerning various aspects of egg quality completed by the Agricultural Research Service at the Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit in Athens, Georgia, it was determined there is no substantial quality difference between organically and conventionally produced eggs. Download Audio
Big Business
Everett Griner discusses his views of the world’s largest industry. Download Audio
Increase in Watermelon Acreage Challenges Marketing Effort
The National Watermelon Promotion Board‘s home office is located in Orlando not too far south of our AgNet home office in Ocala, Florida. We enjoyed visiting today with National Watermelon Promotion Board Executive Director Mark Arney, (photo left) and Director of Marketing & Communications Gordon Hunt, (photo right) who stopped in to discuss this year’s huge watermelon crop and some …
More About The Tariff-Funded Citrus Research Bill
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks discusses a U.S. Senate bill aimed at providing citrus disease research. In the first report, he tells why other citrus-producing states joined Florida in supporting the bill. Download Audio In the second report, he discusses the time frame and prospects for the bill’s passage. Download Audio In the final report, Sparks addresses the bill’s …
Time for GA Cotton Farmers to Make PGR Management Decisions
Extension Cotton Agronomist with the University of Georgia, Guy Collins, gives a quick snapshot on where we stand regarding Georgia’s cotton crop and what farmers should be focusing on now. Download Audio