Commissioner John McMillan of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries says the general public is usually not aware of all the components they are responsible for in the consumer realm. Download Audio
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass
Deputy Ag Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the new Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass. Download Audio
Florida Peanut Producers to Hold Annual Meeting
Florida Peanut Producers Association Executive Director Ken Barton wants to remind growers about their annual membership meeting coming up next Thursday March 8th. Download Audio
New Conservation Reserve Program Initiative to Restore Grasslands, Wetlands and Wildlife
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the opportunity for producers to enroll a total of 1 million acres of land in a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) initiative to preserve grasslands and wetlands.
Commodity Classic Organizations Outline 2012 Farm Bill Priorities
NASHVILLE: The following statement on the 2012 farm bill was released by National Corn Growers Association President Garry Niemeyer, a corn grower from Auburn, Ill.; National Association of Wheat Growers President Wayne Hurst, a wheat producer from Burley, Idaho; American Soybean Association President Steve Wellman, soybean farmer from Syracuse, Neb.; and National Sorghum Producers Chairman Terry Swanson, a sorghum grower …
GA Metal Theft Legislation Picking Up Steam
Georgia Agribusiness President Bryan Tolar gives us more details regarding the recent movement of metal theft legislation in the State House and Senate. Download Audio
3 More Orange Juice Shipments Test Positive For Carbendazim
Three new shipments of orange juice bound for import to the United States tested positive for the fungicide carbendazim, while seven shipments tested negative, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s latest weekly report posted Thursday. See the full FDA report here. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact …
Meador Cites Reasons Citrus Abscission Chemical Needed
Paul Meador, chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission’s Citrus Harvesting Research Advisory Council, cites several labor-related issues that make harvesters look forward to registration of an abscission chemical that will aid mechanical harvesting. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035
Might Bee
Everett Griner tells us about new contributors to the S.D.S. problem. Download Audio
Defining Sustainable Agriculture
At the recent Ag Outlook Forum, both present and past Secretaries of Agriculture attempted to define the term “sustainable agriculture”. Download Audio