The gavel has sounded on Georgia’s 2011 Legislative Session and Georgia Agribusiness President, Bryan Tolar, gives us the update on how the key issues of immigration and tax reform ended up. Download Audio
Last Day to Register for FFB Field to the Hill
Today is the last day to register for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Field to the Hill event to be held on May 24-26, 2011. Download Audio
Reminder of Various Deadlines Today
There are a few things that growers may have been putting off, but Tyron Spearman has this reminder they need to be done today. Download Audio
New Effort
Everett Griner tells us about a new logo that the pork industry is trying. It is no longer “The other white meat”. Download Audio
AL NRCS Announces 2 Signups for Underserved Forest Landowners
Resource Conservationist, John Curtis, wants underserved forest landowners to be aware of a sign up period for two programs through the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Download Audio
USDA Scrambling to Make 2011 Budget Deal Cuts
Scrambling by lawmakers to reach a budget deal for fiscal year 2011 may have avoided a government shutdown, but now the heads of many government departments, including Agriculture, are the ones scrambling to figure out how to make the cuts required in the deal. Download Audio
Vascular Structure of Field-Grown Leafy Greens Safe from E-Coli
A technique developed by USDA scientists for tracking pathogens has helped confirm that E. coli is not likely to contaminate the internal vascular structure of field-grown leafy greens. Download Audio
AL Grazing Clinic Deadline Reminder
Here’s a reminder that this Friday, April 15 is the deadline to register for either of two Alabama Grazing Clinics…April 28 in Jasper and April 29 in Oneonta. Merry Buford, NRCS District Conservationist in Blount County, encourages producers to attend. Download Audio To register or learn more go to: http://www.al.nrcs.usda.gov/news/fy11meeting.html
FBC Cooking Article in May Cattlemen Magazine
We told you earlier this week that a new article, Cooking Beef with Ashley, will soon be featured in The Florida Cattlemen magazine, as Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes said the very first one will be in the May issue. Download Audio
GA BQA Coordinator Promoting Certification
Carole Hicks, Georgia’s State Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator, explains why it’s important for every cattle producer to go through the BQA Certification Program. Download Audio The web address for the course is http://www.animalcaretraining.org/.