Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending October 23rd put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
FL Awarding Babcock Ranch
Producers are invited to take part in a tour of the Babcock Ranch as it will be receiving the first annual Grazing Lands Stewardship Award on Thursday, October 29th. Pre-registrations are needed by next Monday, October 26th. For more information about: Florida Section of the Society for Range Management http://flsrm.ces.fau.edu/index.php or Florida Grazing Lands Coalition http://www.ces.fau.edu/fglc/
NPPC Asks Congress to Help Producers
This week the National Pork Producers Council asked Congress to take steps to help U.S. pork producers who are suffering due to a 2-year-old economic crisis.
Citrus Grower Pushes Alternative Greening Research
As a member of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Jerry Newlin of Orange-Co has led the call for more research into nutritional sprays and other alternatives for coping with greening disease. In the first report, he says his company still follows the standard greening disease protocol of aggressively removing infected trees, but tells why some growers need other options. …
Sunbelt Expo Enjoys Good Event
Chip Blalock, Executive Director of the Sunbelt Ag Expo, talked with Tyron Spearman about this year’s event which wrapped up Thursday.
Department of Citrus Has 5 Ad Agency Semi-Finalists
Five advertising agencies have been chosen semi-finalists in the contest to be the Florida Department of Citrus’ agency. Department Deputy Director Leigh Killeen names the semi-finalists and says they all represent high-profile clients.
It’s the Price
Organic vs. conventional price wise. Everett Griner takes a look at the cost differences.
Citrus Economist: Fruit Prices To Improve This Season
Florida Department of Citrus economist Mark Brown, in a recent report to Florida Citrus Commissioners, confirmed what growers already knew – growers should get better prices for their juice fruit this year than they did last year.
IT’S OFFICIAL! USDA Amends Citrus Canker Regulations
Southeast AgNet broke this story first a couple days ago here on this website. Today it became official with this news release directly from USDA/APHIS: WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that it is amending its citrus canker regulations to allow fruit from quarantined areas to be shipped to …
FL NRCS Important to Sunbelt Farmer of Year
It was announced this week that Cary Lightsey of Lake Wales, Florida is the 2009 Swisher/Sweets Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year, as the Lightsey farm is one that has worked with various USDA NRCS programs to complete many projects.