(From “News Service of Florida” 9-25-09) Advocates for Florida tomato workers on Friday added the world’s largest contract food provider to the list of companies willing to spend more to improve workers’ wages. Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in Washington, D.C., the Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced an agreement with Compass Group in which the company would …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending September 25th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Florida and Georgia. FL: GA:
Cotton Crop Exceeding Expectations
Chairman of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Louie Perry, says that they are pleasantly surprised with the quality and acreage of the crop this year.
Food Safety
Everett Griner explains how this is a tightening for everyone.
AL Boiled Peanuts Raise Funds & Plains Peanut Festival
At a recent event in Alabama boiled peanuts helped to raise funds for a great cause as Tyron Spearman has the details along with a reminder about a big event coming up this weekend in Plains, Georgia.
NRCS Watershed Structures Prevented More Possible Flooding
Recent torrential rainfall in Georgia has caused some flooding in a number of areas, but James Tillman, State Conservationist for Georgia NRCS, says that watershed structures prevented the potential for even more damage.
Driving on Eggshells
Researchers have found a way to turn discarded eggshells into an alternative energy resource.
Bug and Beetle Invasion
Today, Everett Griner discusses more destructive pest problems.
Beef Checkoff Budget for 2010 Approved
The Beef Promotion Operating Committee has approved investment of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Fiscal Year 2010 budget of $42.3 million on a total of 30 national checkoff programs.
Recovering from Salmonella Outbreak
Tyron Spearman has informtion today about how things are going in the peanut industry after the salmonella outbreak just a few months ago.