The Indian River citrus industry responded generously when a group sending relief supplies to Haiti called on it for help. Indian River Citrus League Executive Vice President Doug Bournique (right) and Missionary Flights International President Dick Snook (left) tell the story. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
USDA Designates 60 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 60 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas caused by cold weather and freezing conditions that occurred in January 2010. The 60 counties are:
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending January 29th 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
FFB Checkout Week Coming Up this Month
Just a reminder that Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out Week is coming up Febuary 21-27, 2010. Download Audio
GA Legislative Session Week 3 Overview
Lawmakers have now completed 8 of the 40 days in Georgia’s Legislative Session. And next week is set to be a busy one with the State Legislative Breakfast on Febuary 3, 2010. To register for your tickets go online to the Georgia Agri-Business Website. Download Audio
U.S. Milling Industry Suffering from Foreign Government Competition
Today’s U.S. Cotton Milling industry has shrunk drastically compared to ten years ago and Andy Warlick CEO of Parkdale Mills says the decline is due to heavy foreign competition Download Audio
Beware of Census Fraud
It’s time for the 2010 Census and folks are encouraged to take part but are also warned to be cautious. Download Audio
Merits Of Citrus Greening Management Methods Addressed
Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council Chairman Peter McClure in the first report tells growers which types of scientists favor different greening control strategies. He tells how to choose between destroying infected trees and using nutritional programs to keep them alive and productive. Download Audio In the second report,
Broadband Projects Announced & GA Museum Budgets Moved
An Alabama project was one of fourteen Recovery Act Broadband Infrastructure projects that will receive funding made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as Tyron Spearman has that story along with information concerning a budget change with a couple of agricultural museums in Georgia. Broadband: Download Audio Museums: Download Audio
Alabama’s Lana Slaten New ANCW President
At an induction ceremony held Thursday evening at the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas, Lana Slaten of Cullman, Alabama was elected 59th president of the American National CattleWomen, Inc. (ANCW). Slaten has served CattleWomen and the beef industry on the local, state and national level. She has served as Alabama CattleWomen president and in numerous capacities at …