Signup will take place once again for the Conservation Reserve Program starting on March 14th as Farm Service Agency Administrator Jonathan Coppess explains what first time enrollees of the CRP need to know. Download Audio
Chambliss Leaving Ag Committee Position
The ranking Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, Saxby Chambliss, is leaving that spot for another committee as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio
New CEU Article Available
In partnership with the University of Florida, Citrus Industry magazine is pleased to continue its quarterly series of CEU articles for 2011. The first article, “The Label is the Law,” by Ryan Atwood and Steve Futch, is now available online. Growers can earn one core CEU by taking and passing the test that accompanies the article. Get started here. 4-1-11 UPDATE: …
Fruit and Veggie Farmers Like New Healthy Eating Guidelines
The country’s newest dietary guidelines focus on balancing calories and making the best of those calories. This is good news for fruit and vegetable farmers. Hear more in this report. Download Audio
Bio-Based Industrial Products
Farmers are obviously vitally important to our economy as they have traditionally provided us with both food and fiber, but now they are branching out with bio-based industrial products. Download Audio
Bat Mystery
There is a mysterious disease killing bats. Everett Griner tells us what this is. Download Audio
FL NRCS Encouraging Tree Plantings
Now is a good time of the year to plant trees and Michael Bush with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida reminds landowners about incentives to plant trees on their property. Download Audio
AL NRCS Works with Other States
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service offers a variety of programs to landowners and Alabama State Conservationist Dr. William Puckett said they work with other states to make sure these programs work the best they can for farmers, ranchers, and other landowners. Download Audio
Texas Citrus Mutual’s Prewett Discusses HLB, Sweet Orange Scab
Texas doesn’t yet have HLB, but it has the psyllids that can spread it. Texas Citrus Mutual President Ray Prewett, interviewed by Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff while attending the recent HLB conference in Orlando, discusses Texas’ concerns about HLB and sweet orange scab. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
Lowest Cattle Numbers in Decades
When USDA released their latest cattle inventory report, it showed that as of the first of the year total numbers were down 1 percent from last year at 92.6 million head, the lowest January 1st inventory of cattle and calves since 1958. Download Audio