Category Archive

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Dairy”

Farm Labor

Dan July 12, 2011 Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

The immigration laws confound farmers. Everett Griner tells us about this. Download Audio

USCA Wants Changes to Beef Checkoff

Randall Weiseman July 11, 2011 Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

U.S. Cattlemen’s Association has requested a full investigation by USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service into emerging checkoff contractor compliance and funding management issues as well as events surrounding the resignation of Cattlemen’s Beef Board CEO Tom Ramey. Download Audio

Senators Hear about Livestock Industry Problems

Randall Weiseman July 8, 2011 Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

USDA’s Chief Economist spoke to the Senate Ag Committee recently about livestock exports and the industry, noting it’s a tight financial situation for producers right now. Download Audio

Flood Damage

Dan July 8, 2011 Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Farmers in 9 states must wait. What for? Everett Griner tells us. Download Audio

Producers Benefit from Beef Ambassador Program

Randall Weiseman July 6, 2011 Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

In our series, “Get to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff, Georgia’s Junior Beef Ambassador Gibson Priest says support from the checkoff allows ambassadors like him to spread the beef message which is a real benefit for producers. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com.

Georgia Beef Board Pleased with Beef Month

Randall Weiseman July 5, 2011 Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

While June Beef Month in Georgia has ended, Josh White with the Georgia Beef Board said it was a great event to really draw the attention to beef for consumers across the state. Download Audio

Florida Beef Council Promotes MBA Program

Randall Weiseman July 5, 2011 Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

The Florida Beef Council is encouraging producers across their state to take part in the Masters of Beef Advocacy program as Ashley Hughes said it’s great for anyone who produces beef. Download Audio

Beef Looks at International Convenience Products

Randall Weiseman July 5, 2011 Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

The beef checkoff is trying to capture more of the international market for convenience food products to help sustain the pace of U.S. beef export growth. Download Audio

Approval Still Needed for Transition of School Nutrition Programs

Randall Weiseman July 1, 2011 Dairy, Florida, Vegetables

Even though the shifting of the school nutrition program to the Department of Agriculture from the Department of Education has been signed off by the governor, it still has to receive approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Download Audio

Cattle Producers Urged to Take Survey

Randall Weiseman July 1, 2011 Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Cattle producers are being asked to provide their input to the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit. Download Audio The survey can be completed in approximately 10 minutes at www.cattlesurvey.com

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PIECES OF THE PAST: Citrus Sprayer Innovation
By Brenda Eubanks Burnette In the early 1900s, there were a number of inventions made to help the growing citrus industry flourish. One of those inventions took place in Winter Haven at the Van Fleet Company in Florence Villa. The company manufactured the Van Fleet sprayer. An article in the May 1920 issue of The […]
Brazil’s Harvest+ Seeks Improved Citrus Harvesting
Brazil’s Fundecitrus, in partnership with the companies Agricef and Move Agro, has created the Harvest+ project that seeks to improve the country’s orange harvest. In addition to enhancing the manual harvesting process, the project is searching for mechanized and semi-mechanized solutions for citrus farming. Harvest+ is in response to demand from producers and companies that […]