The 2012 Cattle Industry Convention officially kicks off Wednesday at one of the restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee as Josh White with the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association said Georgia will be well represented there. Download Audio
U.S. Ag Exports to Mexico Still Growing
Mexico has become one of our largest and fastest-growing trading partners with U.S. agricultural and food exports to Mexico climbing at an average rate of almost 10-percent per year. Download Audio
Several Metal Theft Bills Currently Being Discussed in GA Legislative Session
Georgia’s 2012 Legislative Session in its 4th week and Bryan Tolar with the Georgia Agribusiness Council says the GA assembly currently has several bills addressing metal theft. Download Audio
Continued Efforts Support Beef Exports
It’s been a lot of hard work getting beef exports back to the levels they were before the BSE issue back in 2003 and Isi Siddiqui, the U.S. Trade Representative’s chief agricultural negotiator, talks about how those efforts have led to where things are today. Download Audio
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Energy Policy Recommendations
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight is about Commissioner Putnam’s energy policy recommendations to the Florida Legislature. More information is available online by clicking on Energy Policy Recommendations. Download Audio You can follow Commissioner Putnam on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+.
Ag Calendar
There are a variety of things coming up including an event and a dealine yet this week as Tyron Spearman runs through the ag calendar. Download Audio
Young Farmers
Everett Griner tells us how agriculture is a growing opportunity. Download Audio
Ag in Review for the Week of January 23, 2012
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 January 27th 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
U.S. Cattle Herd Lowest in 60 Years
USDA released their semi-annual cattle inventory report this afternoon and the numbers show all cattle and calves in the U.S. as of January 1st this year totaled 90.8 million head, 2 percent below last year but more important, it’s the lowest January 1 inventory of all cattle and calves since 1952. Download Audio To see the complete report from USDA’s …