Everett Griner looks at crop management from a chair. Download Audio
Sequencing May Aid in Producing Biofuel Crops
USDA scientists have completed sequencing the genome of a kind of wild grass that will enable researchers to shed light on the genetics behind hardier varieties of wheat and improved varieties of biofuel crops. Download Audio
AL Budget Issues Compounded by Election Year Choices
The Alabama Legislature is well into the 2010 session and Chris Isaacson with the Alabama Forestry Association says when you add the ongoing budget issues to an election year, the legislators have their hands full. Download Audio
Rural Growth
Small town America is growing. Why? Everett Griner answers this today. Download Audio
New School Menus
It’s just not like it used to be. Today there is healthier, tastier foods being served in our school lunchrooms. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio
Welcome 2010
2009 was not a good year for farmers. What will 2010 bring? Everett Griner talks on it today. Download Audio
Bio-Fuels Future
The development of bio-fuel has just begun. Today Everett Griner looks at the future of bio-fuel. Download Audio
More on Biofuels Efforts
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says that in order to advance the development and commercialization of a sustainable biofuels industry, all the various government departments must work together. Download Audio
Farm Critics
Farm critics are speaking loudly. Is anyone listening? Everett Griner answers this. Download Audio
Steps Made to Boost Biofuels
The administration has launched a major cooperative effort to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. The mode of action includes USDA’s proposed rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, EPA’s final rule to implement the renewable fuels standard and a report from the President’s task force that lays out a strategy to advance the development and commercialization of a sustainable …