The April issue of Citrus Industry magazine offers readers an opportunity to earn one Core continuing education unit (CEU) by reading citrus Extension agent Tim Gaver’s “Pesticide stewardship: your responsibility to the environment” and passing the accompanying test. Earn your CEU here. This is the second in a series of four CEU articles that will be available from Citrus Industry …
FL Plans Would Rein in Water Districts
By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 31, 2011……Lauded – and criticized – for their fiscal autonomy, water management districts would find their budgets determined by the Legislature and their spending approved by the governor under a pair of bills advancing Thursday in the House and Senate. More immediately, the districts would see their budgets …
Plantings Report Affects Markets
After yesterday’s planting intentions report came out the markets reacted as Tyron Spearman looks at how things were shook up a bit for some crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Cattle Producers Get Marketing Info
Day two of the annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show is well underway as a great crowd is on hand for this big 50th event. Those attending have been able to hear about cattle marketing from the owner of King Livestock Company, Dell King of Hopkinsville, Ky., who talked about what buyers are looking for in today’s market. …
Highlands Citrus Growers Discuss HLB Progress And CHMAs
Some Highlands County citrus growers several weeks ago shared their impressions of an international HLB research conference held earlier this year. In the first report, citrus Extension agent Tim Hurner summarizes the positive reactions and grower/caretaker Mark McLean says he has seen a “quantum leap” in HLB research progress. Download Audio In the following reports, Hurner discusses the citrus health …
Costlier Food
The food inflation rate is accelerating and Everett Griner tells us just how much, and why. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Report Shows that a Large Percentage of Oil Leases are Untouched
A new report reveals that two-thirds of offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico and more than half of onshore leases on federal lands remain idle. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
EPA Planning New Pesticide Rules to Assist Pollinators
The Environmental Protection Agency is continuing to grapple with how to control the exposure of bees to pesticides. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Young Farmers and Ranchers Communicating
Well a recent American Farm Bureau Federation’s survey revealed some interesting trends when it comes to how Young Farmers and Ranchers communicate. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
BQA Certifcation Underway at GCA Convention
Over 100 cattle producers are taking part in the Beef Quality Assurance certification program this afternoon at the annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Convention in Perry. BQA is a program developed to ensure that beef and dairy cattle are managed in a manner that will result in safe and wholesome beef products for the consumer, and some here today are talking it …