October Beef Month is underway in Alabama as Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association talks about something new they are doing with the advertising campaign. Download Audio
Busy Weekend Upcoming for Georgia Beef Board
This coming weekend will be a busy one for the Georgia Beef Board as Brooke Williams said the Georgia National Fair kicks off Thursday in Perry and then the Taste of Atlanta will be held October 6-7 so they are looking for volunteers. Download Audio
Florida Beef Promoted in Ft. Lauderdale
The Florida Beef Council has been involved in an event which Ashley Hughes said is a great way to promote beef in the Ft. Lauderdale area. Download Audio
Florida Schools to Receive Grants for New Meal Requirements
Florida is one of 18 states to receive funding from grants provided by USDA of nearly 5.2-million dollars to help them serve healthy food, provide nutrition education and create an environment focused on healthy eating and physical activity. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan said
Citrus Department Head Discusses Marketing, Sustainability
The Florida Department of Citrus’s (FDOC) shopper marketing program, industry sustainability and the coming season’s FDOC marketing program are addressed by FDOC Executive Director Doug Ackerman. Download Audio THANK YOU to our LIVE 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. Phone …
Pistachio Nuts
The pistachio crop is on its way to a record. Everett Griner tells us what this is. Download Audio
CRDF’s Browning on $9 Million Citrus Research Grant
Citrus Research and Development Foundation Chief Operating Officer Harold Browning answers questions about the USDA grant that will fund research seeking a way to block the ability of psyllids to infect healthy trees. Download Audio THANK YOU to our LIVE Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! …
Charged Cotton Finding Success in the Marketplace
Mark Messura with Cotton Incorporated says Under Armour’s Charged Cotton is just one example of some of the successes the Cotton Research and Promotion Program has had in commercial adoption of cotton technologies. Download Audio
Citrus Research Foundation to Get $9 Million USDA Grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday announced a $9 million research grant to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation to support fighting citrus greening, or HLB. The following report is from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Florida Senator Bill Nelson and Mike Sparks with Citrus Mutual discussing the importance of the research grant and the overall Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. …
Fuels for America Campaign
A diverse group of renewable fuel producers and stakeholders have joined to launch the Fuels for America campaign to defend the Renewable Fuel Standard. Download Audio