A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast .
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending October 9th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
Young Cattle Producers Blogging
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Young Producers’ Council has motivated the newest faces of U.S. cattle production to tell their story on the organization’s blog, Cattle Call. To learn more about YPC’s new site click Here
October Crop Report Numbers
Tyron Spearman has a run-through of this morning’s crop forecasts issued by USDA NASS of the peanut, corn, soybean, and cotton crops.
October Cotton Crop Report
The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their monthly crop forecast for the 2009 cotton crop this morning as Shiela Corley with USDA NASS in Washington D.C. has the October numbers.
A Bad Weed
Resistant pigweed is a growing problem. How? Everett Griner tells us.
Laser Labeling Technology Could Soon Go Commercial
The Food and Drug Administration is looking at the new laser based technology for labeling fresh produce with approval hoped for later this fall.
USDA Working to Improve the Disappearing Middle
Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan says that USDA hopes the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative will help in addressing agriculture’s disappearing middle.
Compromised Ag Appropriations Bill Passes House
The 2010 House-Senate compromised USDA spending bill has advanced in the House.
Market Basket Survey
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s quarterly market basket survey shows retail food prices dropped in the third quarter.