Recently the House passed a one-year extension of current rates for the estate tax, but it now appears the tax law will expire at the end of the year as Senate Republicans blocked efforts to renew it.
New Peanut Roasting Research
Today Tyron Spearman has information about new roasting techniques and what it means for peanuts.
Citrus Commission Gets Message From House Speaker Designate
In this report, Florida House Speaker Designate Dean Cannon summarizes his remarks to the Florida Citrus Commission this week. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
Citrus Research Chief Gunter Shares Plans For HLB
Dan Gunter, newly chosen chief operating officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, in these reports tells why he wanted the job and discusses his plans for helping the industry find solutions to greening disease. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
Food Rip-offs
Packaging policies are costly to consumers. Everett Griner explains just how costly and why.
Citrus Commission Praised; Streamlines Itself
Dean Cannon, Florida House Speaker Designate, praises the Florida Citrus Commission for funding and regulating its own activities and says he’ll always work to protect its research and marketing funds. During the meeting in its new Bartow headquarters, the commission takes steps to streamline future meetings, beginning in January. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the report. Post sponsor: Copper coverage …
New Seed Treatment Coming for Nematodes
Paul Hewitt, seed treatment product manager with Bayer CropScience, says that they have a solution to a common pest of farmers.
Despite Wet Conditions Peanuts Still Coming In
We all know how wet conditions this fall have really hampered harvest, and while some areas have it worse than others, Tyron Spearman reports peanuts are still coming in at this late date.
One in Four Cotton Fields Currently Unharvested
The story of the cotton harvest in the southeast this season continues to be the rain and the havoc it is creating for farmers.
FL Vulnerable to Crop Selection Shift Under a Cap and Trade Program
With climate change legislation still sitting in both the house and senate, Bob Young, chief economist for the American Farm Bureau, says the cap and trade structure could result in tremendous changes to the agricultural landscape.