Florida Beef Council Chairman George Kempfer explains how beef checkoff dollars were able to get veal back on the menu at a popular restaurant chain. Download Audio
GBB Has Good Response for School Program
Ashley Hughes, with the Georgia Beef Board, said they have had quite a bit of interest in their program which promotes cooking with beef from schools with culinary programs for high school students. Download Audio
Unsettled Issue
Farm Subsidies are still a problem. What is the solution? Everett Griner takes a look at this. Download Audio
Ag in Review for the Week of November 29, 2010
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast .
Senate Passes Food Safety Legislation
The U.S. Senate has passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and now it is up to Congress to reconcile the Senate bill with the House version of food safety reforms by the end of the lame-duck session . Download Audio Some Ag groups are concerned about some of the exemptions in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Download Audio
GA Producer Pleased with BQA Certification
This week’s BQA Quality Report is brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs as cattle producer Eddie Bradley from Hiawassee, Georgia encourages those who have yet to become BQA certified to do so. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting MyBeefCheckoff.com\bqa
AL Excited about New Beef Promotion
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Erin Hunter says she is excited about working with a new programs through the beef checkoff next year and also the various groups they will work with in a variety of promotions. Download Audio
GA Beef Board to Attend Meetings
Various meetings give the Georgia Beef Board staff a chance to see a lot of people, and Ashley Hughes hopes producers and others will stop by their booth at at annual event coming up this next week. Download Audio
Ag Organizations Band Together to Urge for Estate Tax Reform
Several farm groups held a news conference today in an effort to urge Congress to act on estate tax reform during the lame duck session. As of now the estate tax will revert back to its pre-2001 exemption amount of $1 million, with a tax rate of 55 percent on January 1, 2011. One of the panelist, Taylor Slade a …
Good Neighbors
Mixed neighborhoods present problems. What kind? What might be the solution? Everett Griner gives us his view. Download Audio