Area Rangeland Management Specialist Brandee Williams said the Florida Grazing Lands Coalition and the Florida Section of the Society for Range Management are pleased to announce they will be presenting Babcock Ranch with the first Grazing Lands Stewardship Award. To learn more about the event coming up October 29th click Here
WLAC Event at Calhoun Stockyard
The Calhoun Stockyard is hosting the third of four qualifying contests for the 2010 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship this Thursday, October15th in Calhoun, Georgia.
Ag Census
Everett Griner tells us who uses this information.
NRCS Sees Numbers of CSP Applications
The new Conservation Stewardship Program received over 21,000 applications in it’s first batching period indicating there’s a lot of interest in the program.
Truth or Imagination
Today Everett Griner looks at just what statistics really proves.
Ag in Review for the Week of October 5, 2009
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
A Bad Weed
Resistant pigweed is a growing problem. How? Everett Griner tells us.
Compromised Ag Appropriations Bill Passes House
The 2010 House-Senate compromised USDA spending bill has advanced in the House.