A little history on the tradition of leaving cookies and milk for Santa as well as some ideas to freshen up your traditional holiday cookie recipes. Download Audio
E-10–E-15
Everett Griner tells us how this looks like a food vs. fuel issue. Download Audio
AL Counties Eligible for Disaster Assistance & Peanut Posted Price
USDA has designated all 67 counties in Alabama along with the neighboring counties in other states as areas of primary natural disaster. Tyron Spearman has more on that announcement along with with week’s peanut posted price information. Disaster: Download Audio Price: Download Audio
Monsanto Fighting Palmer with Enhanced Performance Plus Program
Palmer pigweed continues to be the big story when it comes to Southeastern cotton production and Dave Rhylander, Monsanto’s marketing lead for Deltapine Cotton Seed, says that’s why they are continuing to improve and encourage the use of their Performance Plus Program. Download Audio
A Friendly Holiday Reminder Regarding Invasive Species
Wayne Dixon, acting director of the Division of Plant Industry for the Florida Department of Agriculture has this message to both producers and consumers who may be traveling over the holidays. Download Audio
A Host of Weather Issues Could Affect Producers Well into Spring
It’s not just the cold weather that southeastern producers are having to contend with as an impending drought could affect many sectors of agriculture well into the spring. Download Audio
The Rest of the Story Behind the Chestnut
Chestnuts date back to prehistoric times and could have been one of the first foods eaten by man. Download Audio
GA Cattle Buyer Looks for BQA Certification
This week’s BQA Quality Report is brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs as John Moseley, Jr., an auction operator and buyer with Moseley Cattle Auction in Georgia said BQA certification is something he looks for when buying cattle. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting MyBeefCheckoff.com\bqa
Japan to Use DNA Tests on Imported Beef
In order to determine the country origin of beef, Japan has been conducting DNA tests on beef imports from the U.S. and other countries. Download Audio
APC Elects New Officers and will Host Webinar
The American Peanut Council recently elected new officers as Tyron Spearman looks at who they are along with a reminder about a webinar coming up after the first of the year. Officers: Download Audio Webinar: Download Audio