While June Beef Month in Georgia has ended, Josh White with the Georgia Beef Board said it was a great event to really draw the attention to beef for consumers across the state. Download Audio
AJCA Roundup Event Nearing
The 5th annual Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association Roundup is coming up July 22nd through 24th as Alabama Cattlemen Association’s Reid Blossom said this event is not just a cattle show. Download Audio To learn more about the annual AJCA Roundup go to bamabeef.org.
Citrus Pest Mediterranean Fruit Fly Is Eradicated In Broward
A Mediterranean fruit fly infestation discovered in Broward County in January was recently declared eradicated. Download Audio
Florida Beef Council Promotes MBA Program
The Florida Beef Council is encouraging producers across their state to take part in the Masters of Beef Advocacy program as Ashley Hughes said it’s great for anyone who produces beef. Download Audio
Beef Looks at International Convenience Products
The beef checkoff is trying to capture more of the international market for convenience food products to help sustain the pace of U.S. beef export growth. Download Audio
Labor Exceeds HLB As Concern To Many Florida Citrus Growers
A recent Citrus Industry magazine/Southeast AgNet Grower Roundtable showed that the availability of labor – especially that required for fruit harvesting – is now a bigger concern to many Florida citrus growers than the devastating disease HLB. Dan Richey, Vic Story, Lee Jones, David Wheeler, Bobby Barben and Richard Kinney discussed a wide array of issues. Their discussions will form …
Sunbelt Expo Field Day is Thursday & Peanut Proud Making More Deliveries
The annual Sunbelt Agriculture Expo Field Day is coming up this Thursday in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman has the details along with an update from Peanut Proud on how collections are allowing them to make even more deliveries of peanut butter to storm victims. Field Day: Download Audio Peanut Proud: Download Audio
AL NRCS has Disaster Funds for Livestock Producers
John Curtis, NRCS Resource Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, wants livestock producers affected by the recent tornadoes to know funding is available to help with certain practices that may have been destroyed or damaged by those storms. Download Audio More information is available at www.al.nrcs.usda.gov/programs.
FL NRCS and FGLC Partners to Help Producers
Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist Carlos Suarez says they have been working for years together with the Florida Grazing Lands Coalition as they value their partnership to help producers in the state. Download Audio
Researcher Discusses The Advanced Citrus Production System
University of Florida researcher Kelly Morgan in this interview discusses many aspects of the advanced citrus production system that some growers are considering in hopes of getting fast production in the face of HLB. Download Audio