UF Beef Researcher Tries to Find Healthier Cattle

By: Brad Buck, 352-294-3303, bradbuck@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While beef already provides plenty of nutrients, a University of Florida scientist and her colleagues are starting to find that some beef cattle breeds might be healthier than others. Beef is an excellent source of vitamin B12 and a good source of protein, niacin, vitamin B6, iron, zinc and other nutrients, according …

USDA Assisting Cotton Growers with Safety Net Changes

The Department of Agriculture is helping cotton farmers prepare for new safety net coverage. The Farm Service Agency is sending acreage history and yield reports to agricultural producers with generic base acres covered by the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs. USDA says the data will help producers decide the best options for how to allocate generic base …

Food to Grow on a Balcony

Growing food at home can happen even when you don’t have a lot of outdoor space. A balcony, for example, can be the perfect setting with as little as ten or 20 square feet. These plants will do best in such compact settings and provide healthy, organic food in return. Such as Blueberries and Strawberries. They’ll do great in small …

Perdue: Trump Will Protect Farmers

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says President Donald Trump will protect U.S. farmers from trade retaliations. In a USA Today editorial, Perdue says if China does not soon mend its ways, “we will quickly begin fulfilling our promise to support producers.” Perdue says Trump knows U.S. farmers feed, fuel and clothe the world, and that he will “not allow U.S. agriculture …

Tyson, Merck Fund Poultry Research Facility

Merck Animal Health and Tyson Foods are providing funding to Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Poultry Science department to build a new research facility. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the two companies have provided a $500,000 gift for the laboratory where scientists will focus on solving intestinal health issues in poultry. A University spokesperson says the …

Agri View: Favorite Food in the World

Everett Griner talks about the most popular food item in the world in today’s Agri View. Favorite Food in the World You know, you see a picture of a hamburger on the TV screen. You can just about bet that it will not be that big when you go in to order one. Still, you are buying the most popular …

USDA to Help Producers Prepare for Addition of Seed Cotton to Two Key Safety Net Programs

Information to Help Farmers and Ranchers Select the Coverage Options That Fit Their Needs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending acreage history and yield reports to agricultural producers with generic base acres covered by the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. This information will help producers decide the best options for …

Georgia Farmers and Agriculture Leaders Applaud 2018 Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgia farmers and agriculture industry leaders are applauding committee passage of the 2018 farm bill. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) helped craft the bipartisan plan and secured a number of provisions important to Georgia. The farm bill now heads to the Senate floor for a vote. Georgia Agribusiness Council: “Having …

Planned White House Reorganization Would Affect USDA

A government reorganization announced last week by the White House would reorganize some sections of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). That includes USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the food safety functions of the Food and Drug Administration into a single agency within USDA. During an open media cabinet meeting last week, Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office …