In 2009, loans and LDP’s will no longer be subject to a payment limitation, as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Cattle on Feed Placements Up
The latest U.S. Cattle on Feed numbers show a two percent drop in on feed numbers from this time last year, but the bigger news is the fact placements were actually up thirteen percent in July.
FL Swine Flu Name Costly to Pork Industry
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is asking public health officials, academics and the media to refrain from calling the current H1N1 influenza pandemic “swine flu” as the characterization is both inaccurate and contributing to the collapse of the pork industry throughout North America.
Beef and Pork Production Estimated Down
Total US meat production is expected to be down slightly next year, due in part to expected drops in beef and pork.
Commerce Dept. Will Not Add Citrovita to Citrus Dumping Order
The U.S. Commerce Department says it doesn’t have authority to add Brazilian citrus processor Citrovita to an existing 2006 anti-dumping order against several other Brazilian processors. Florida Citrus Mutual, which filed complaints against Citrovita, is contemplating its next move
Educational Programs Target Fresh Citrus Industry
Those involved in Florida’s fresh fruit industry are the target audience for 2 educational events this week – Packinghouse Day Thursday at Lake Alfred, and Indian River Postharvest Workshop Friday at Fort Pierce. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff provides the basics in this report. Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
Citrus Expo Speaker Tackles Industry Economics
In the accompanying reports, University of Florida economist Allen Morris, who spoke at Citrus Expo, discusses huge production cost increases for growers, the break-even price for juice oranges, the impact of retail OJ prices on grower returns, and the need to fund both research and marketing efforts.
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on the Emerald Ash Borer
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is warning about the potential threat to Florida’s ash trees from an insect called the emerald ash borer. The half-inch metallic green beetle has already killed millions of ash trees in eleven Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic states … as far south as Missouri, Virginia — and most recently — Kentucky. More …
Peanut Field Days This Week
There are a couple of field days coming up this week that Tyron Spearman wants to remind peanut growers about.
Who Needs Who?
There is a new study on farm-city relations. Everett Griner explains just who needs who.