This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Florida Department of Agriculture partnering with Publix to feature Florida produce next spring during in-store “Simple Meals” cooking demonstrations in all Publix Super Markets throughout the Southeast and in Publix cooking schools in five cities. More information about the promotion is available online by clicking on Simple …
More Peanut Harvest Numbers
Tyron Spearman updates the latest information concerning this year’s peanut harvest.
A Costly Problem
Smoking is not only dangerous, it is costly. Just how much? Everett Griner tells us.
Ag in Review for the Week of October 26, 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 30th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
Cotton Incorporated Working on Nitrogen Inputs
Nitrogen is an input that touches cotton farmers on multiple levels and vice president of Agricultural Research for Cotton Incorporated, Kater Hake, says they are involved in a 10-year research effort to steadily improve nitrogen applications.
Halloween Stories
As we finish last minute preparations for that the scariest holiday of them all, Halloween, we take a look at a few fall inspired reports. This Year’s Pumpkin Harvest: The resilience of the Jack-O-Lantern: Southeastern Pumpkins: Fun Facts About Candy Corn:
China Lifting H1N1-Related Ban on U.S. Pork
China has announced it will lift its ban on U.S. pork.
College Aggies Online Competition Underway
College Aggies Online, a competition for college students interested in agriculture, in underway. To learn more about the program go to College Aggies Online
Farm Promotion
“Know your farmer, know your food” launched by USDA recently. Everett Griner tells us why.