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

Farmer Stress

Dan May 13, 2010 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

Stress is a growing problem for farmers. Why? Everett Griner has done some research and talks about it today. Download Audio

Food Born Illnesses

Dan May 12, 2010 Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Who is dragging their feet? Everett Griner tells us. Download Audio

Food Basket Turnover

Dan May 11, 2010 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

Is the southeast becoming the world’s food basket? Everett Griner has the info and tells us why this may happen. Download Audio

Converting Animal Waste to Algae

Randall Weiseman May 10, 2010 Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

Researchers are turning to Algal Turf Scrubber Raceways that can remove nitrogen and phosphorus in livestock manure runoff at a comparable cost to other manure management practices. Download Audio

NRCS Initiative to Improve Ag Energy Conservation And Efficiency

Randall Weiseman May 6, 2010 Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Energy, Field Crops, Livestock, Poultry, USDA-NRCS

May 21, 2010, is the deadline for Alabama producers to apply for 2010 funding designed to help agricultural producers transition to more energy efficient operations. For more information visit your local NRCS field office or visit them on the web. Download Audio

AL State Veterinarian on New Livestock Law

Randall Weiseman May 6, 2010 Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Equine, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

House Bill 561, passed and signed into law during the 2010 Alabama Legislative session, deals with livestock care and handling standards in Alabama. Their state veterinarian Dr. Tony Frazier said the basis of this new law is the right thing to do. Download Audio

Researching Cattle Heat Stress Factors

Randall Weiseman May 6, 2010 Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

USDA researchers have released information about steps they are taking towards predicting and mitigating impacts of heat stress in cattle herds. Download Audio

Accepting Veterinary Program Applications

Randall Weiseman May 4, 2010 Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Equine, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

The new program which addresses veterinary shortages in rural America is now taking applications from those wanting to participate in the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program. Download Audio More than 150 shortage areas have been designated throughout the U.S. and a map of all of those areas and more information is available at www.nifa.usda.gov

Milk Output and Herd Size Growing Again

Randall Weiseman April 30, 2010 Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

There’s been another jump in dairy herd numbers and overall milk output, as the March milk output went up one-percent compared to a year ago. Download Audio

Message Backfires

Dan April 29, 2010 Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

A Governor’s intentions rile some farmers, and Everett Griner tells us just what caused this. Download Audio

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Five-Year Strategy for Fruit Flies Announced
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has released its Fruit Fly Exclusion and Detection Program Strategy. The plan covers the period of 2024 to 2028. The agency called the document “a unified roadmap” for protecting American agriculture from the threat of invasive fruit flies. USDA APHIS worked with […]
Finger Lime Field Day Draws Mostly Non-Citrus Crowd
Only a few Florida commercial citrus growers were on hand for an April 24 finger lime field day at the Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) in Lake Alfred. Most of the more than 40 attendees did not own citrus groves, and about half were women — definitely not the standard crowd for a CREC […]