National Cotton Board Chairman Jay Hardwick testified that the farm law’s changes on payment limitations and eligibility provisions were the most significant and far-reaching in more than two decades. He said producers face an enormous challenge trying to understand those changes and also are dealing with additional uncertainty caused by regulations that over-reached and guidelines and forms that seem to change monthly.
Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief, Dave White says public education about the importance of pollinators to American Agriculture and our nation’s food supply is key in preventing populations of bees, butterflies and other natural pollinators from dwindling.
Well the warm sun of summer is often accompanied by afternoon rain storms. In this three part series USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, tells us about the potential dangers of those storms.
During tough times many cattle producers look for ways to cut costs, but Dr. Curt Lacy with the University of Georgia said there is a difference between reducing expenses and cutting corners.
Dave White, Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, said USDA has nearly completed work on the economic analysis and rules for CSP and he is hopeful signup will being soon.
With the release of USDA’s Acreage Report earlier this week, the following reports take a closer look at what the numbers say regarding Southeastern Agriculture.
With the 4th of July Holiday weekend upon us, the summer grilling season promotion for beef continues according to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Ed Whatley.
USDA’s National agricultural Statistic Service is still collecting data for the National Organic Production Surveys. The Survey forms can still be obtained online.
The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their June acreage reports this morning as cotton numbers are down according to Shiela Corley with NASS in Washington D.C.
Many expected to see lower numbers of peanuts acres this year as have been waiting for the National Agriculture Statistics Service to release their yearly June acreage report. And according to Tyron Spearman, now that the figures are out, we are seeing the lowest numbers of peanut acres in quite some time.
It’s the next to the last week in our 8-week series, “Southeast Beef Bytes”, funded by the National Beef Checkoff. We continue our talks with producers from around the Southeast and this week we are with Lindsey John, President of the Florida Cattlewomen’s Association, who said the checkoff has allowed them to promote beef in so many ways.
To learn more about how your beef checkoff dollars work go to MyBeefCheckoff.com
Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Saxby Chambliss, has introduced two pieces of legislation to promote a more effective national response to outbreaks of food-borne sickness.
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that will allow farmers, ranchers and forestland owners to fully participate in a market-based carbon offset program, earning income for activities they undertake to address global climate change, as Tyron Spearman has more.
Many in agriculture are waiting to see how the acreage numbers look when the National Agriculture Statistics Service releases their annual crop acreage reports Tuesday morning, as Tyron Spearman said it’s really of interest to those in the peanut industry.
U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, have introduced the Hunting Heritage Protection Act, which aims to recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for continued hunting on federal public land. The Senators also cosponsored a similar measure in previous congresses and are members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus.
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending June 26th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
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Many discussions took place this past week about food safety issues in the peanut industry, as Tyron Spearman has the details on that along with this week’s posted price information and a look ahead at what’s coming up.
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A floor vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 is set for Friday. However, many Ag Organizations still remain opposed to the bill with American Farm Bureau’s Paul Schlegel arguing it’s still not good for agriculture.
Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief, Dave White says public education about the importance of pollinators to American Agriculture and our nation’s food supply is key in preventing populations of bees, butterflies and other natural pollinators from dwindling.
This coming Tuesday, July 7th, the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day will take place in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman has the details. 
The courts are reluctant to get involved. Everett Griner tells us why.
Many expected to see lower numbers of peanuts acres this year as have been waiting for the National Agriculture Statistics Service to release their yearly June acreage report. And according to Tyron Spearman, now that the figures are out, we are seeing the lowest numbers of peanut acres in quite some time.
A floor vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 is set for Friday. However, many Ag Organizations still remain opposed to the bill with American Farm Bureau’s Paul Schlegel arguing it’s still not good for agriculture. 
