While the Florida Farm Bureau delegation was in Tallahassee recently to talk to lawmakers, President John Hoblick had the opportunity to make a presentation on the impact of agriculture on Florida’s economy which impressed several representatives. Download Audio
FL Holding Beef Cattle Forage Field Day
The North Florida Research and Education Center Beef Unit near Greenwood, Florida will be holding a Beef Cattle Forage Field Day this Thursday, March 24th as Jackson County Extension Director Doug Mayo invites producers to attend. Download Audio To learn more about this Thursday’s event click Here
China to Start Accepting U.S. Pork
China has reached an agreement to reopen their market to U.S. pork and pork products after lifting its H1N1-related ban. Download Audio
Proposal to Expand Poultry Loan Guidance
USDA is expanding guidance currently in place for loans to contract poultry operations meant to protect them from questionable business practices to include contract pork operations. Download Audio
Bronson To Kick Off Ag Literacy Day
BRONSON TO KICK OFF AG LITERACY DAY BY READING TO STUDENTS IN THE CAPITOL TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson will read to two fourth-grade classes from Astoria Park Elementary School at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, in the Cabinet Room of The Capitol to kick off the seventh anniversary of Agriculture Literacy Day. He …
FL Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate Animals
TALLAHASSEE — With the arrival of spring and warmer weather, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today reminded horse owners to get their animals vaccinated for mosquito borne diseases. Download Audio
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Converting Animal Waste to Energy
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about a bio-energy plant located at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Marion County, that processes horse manure into renewable energy, organic soil and soil tonic (bio-fertilizers) and gives Florida’s substantial equine industry an environmentally superior method of disposing of animal waste. Download Audio More information is available online by …
Ag in Review for the Week of March 15, 2010
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 March 19th 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
GAC Pleased with Tax Exemptions Included in the Transportation Bill
So far the 2010 legislative session has been largely dominated by talks of budget and water, but for this week’s Georgia Legislative Report, Bryan Tolar, Georgia Agribusiness Council’s Vice President of Public Affairs, touches on a new subject, the Transportation Investment Act of 2010. Download Audio