A new curriculum, Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum, has been designed to give teachers a new tool to teach students on becoming savvy consumers Download Audio
USDA Provides Disaster Assistance
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that starting today up to $550 million in disaster assistance will be issued to producers of rice, upland cotton, soybeans and sweet potatoes that suffered losses because of excessive moisture or related conditions in 2009. This assistance will be issued by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) through the Crop Assistance …
Monsanto’s New Weed Management Platform
At the Sunbelt Ag Expo this week, Monsanto Company announced their new platform for weed management, as their Cotton Traits Marketing Manager Steve Halvera said the platform is designed to manage tough weeds like palmer pigweed. Download Audio
Beef Hi-lights Positive Meat Trade Outlook
The October U.S. meat trade outlook saw little change when it came to pork, broiler, and turkey exports for 2010 but U.S. beef exports are expected to reach near pre-BSE levels. Download Audio
Farm Exports
Trade barriers may come down. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio
Sunbelt Expo Sees Good Crowd
The 2010 version of the Sunbelt Ag Expo wrapped up today in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman looks back at some of the hi-lights. Download Audio
European Peppered Moth Now Confirmed in Florida
This update about the spread of the European Peppered Moth just in from regional vegetable extension agent Gene McAvoy in Hendry County, FL, who says Scott Krueger with the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry, Plant Inspection Section advises that the European Pepper Moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is now confirmed in Florida (Orange County). FDACS found …
Getting out the Positive Beef Message
In our series, “Get to know your Beef Checkoff”, cattle producer Mike Dee from Aliceville, Alabama says he depends on the checkoff to get beef’s positive message out to consumers. Download Audio
NASS Reminding Producers of Upcoming Surveys
State representatives from the National Ag Statistics Service have been on hand during the 33rd edition of the Sunbelt Ag Expo to inform attending producers about some upcoming surveys. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio
Florida Farm Bureau’s Pat Cockrell to be Inducted into Hall of Fame
Florida Farm Bureau’s Pat Cockrell is one of four agricultural leaders to be inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame for 2011 and he says he is humbled and awed by the honor. Download Audio