Grilling season has meat sales slowing down and Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio
Ag in Review for the Week of June 06, 2011
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast.
FCA Convention 1 Week Away
The annual Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention is coming up June 21-23 in Marco Island as Jim Handley says there will be various topics discussed at this event that many will want to hear. Download Audio
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending June 10th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio *FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio *Here’s a note from the Florida Federal-State Livestock Market News Service: The budget proposed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and passed by …
EPA Clean Water Act Guidance Document Will be Hard to Fight
The EPA is continuing its effort to expand jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act. This time through a guidance document and regulatory specialist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, Don Parrish, paints a pretty disturbing picture of just how much the expansion could affect farmers. FL Download Audio AL/GA Download Audio
Meat Production Forecast is Raised
The new USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report is forecasting a raise for 2011 total meat production reflecting higher beef production while the forecasts for pork and poultry have been reduced from last month. Download Audio
FL Included in NRCS Project to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Florida dairy industry is included in a project to test and verify exciting new approaches to greenhouse gas reduction. The following report has more details on the effort from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and NRCS Chief Dave White. Download Audio
Nearly Half of Survey Respondents Experiencing Labor Shortages
The recent Georgia Agribusiness Council survey shows that nearly half of the 132 respondents are experiencing agricultural labor shortages. The complete survey results can be found at ga-agribusiness.org. Download Audio
Celebrating June Dairy Month
June is Dairy Month and consumers are celebrating by enjoying the benefits of consuming dairy products which are one of the most economical sources of nutrition. Download Audio
Beef Exports Nearing Pre-BSE Levels
While U.S. beef export numbers are inching closer to the figures we saw back in 2003, that may not be the case for next year. Download Audio