Here are the weekly cattle market numbers for Alabama and Georgia for the week ending October 12th as put together by the Livestock Market News Service in both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio
Southeastern Farmer of the Year to be Crowned During Sunbelt Ag Expo
The 35th Annual Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA, will officially open its gates Tuesday, October 16th, and Executive Director Chip Blalock says one of the highlights will once again be the crowning of the Swisher Sweets Southeastern Farmer of the Year. Download Audio
Single Tomato Audit to be Launched Oct 18
Reggie Brown with the Florida Tomato exchange says starting Wednesday, October 18 Florida growers will be able to participate in a single audit system. Download Audio
Hair May Help Elephants Stay Cool
Hair is one of the key traits setting mammals apart from the rest of the animal kingdom and helps the body conserve heat,but instead of keeping them warm, researchers have now found that Elephant hair could help cool the giants down. Download Audio
What if Certain Technologies Were Not Used to Raise Beef Cattle
New research looking at the consequences of U.S. farmers and ranchers no longer using productivity-enhancing technologies to raise beef cattle has been released. Download Audio
Deeper Look at Crop Reports
Tyron Spearman takes a deeper look into yesterday’s report for the various field crops and what the updated numbers mean. Download Audio
National Grazing Conference Registration Reminder
Kimberly Stine, National GLCI Coordinator, wants to remind producers and landowners that pre-registrations need to be in by this coming Monday, October 15 for the 5th National Conference on Grazing Lands in Orlando, Florida in December. Download Audio To learn more go to http://www.glci.org/5NCGL.html.
Good Crops
This year’s Georgia peanut crop is on course to setting many records. Everett Griner tells us what some of these are. Download Audio
Nelson Talks Citrus Research Funding at Forecast Breakfast
Sen. Bill Nelson talked about citrus research funding the industry recently received, and more he thinks will come soon, at a Thursday citrus crop forecast breakfast near Bartow. Download Audio THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! and Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. …
UF Citrus Research Chief Burns Faces Investigation
The Ledger newspaper in Lakeland reports that the director of two University of Florida research centers faces a university investigation on allegations that she used a colleague’s data in a journal without proper attribution. The director, Jackie Burns, oversees all UF citrus research. Download Audio THANK YOU to our monthly Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone …