EPA has issued its fiscal 2011 to 2015 draft blueprint for advancing five strategic goals including action on climate change, protecting America’s waters and ensuring the safety of chemicals. Download Audio
National Dine Out for Farms Week
The first annual National Dine Out for Farms Week will be held October 10-16, 2010 with a goal of bringing together restaurants and customers to support a sustainable future for America’s farms. Download Audio
Citrus Forecast Follow-up With Grower/Packer Larry Black
Larry Black, general manager of Peace River Packing Company, offers insights into the Florida citrus crop forecast released Friday by the USDA. Download Audio Sponsoring this report: A family-owned and operated crop insurance agency with offices in Lakeland and Marianna, Florida.
October Crop Estimates
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their major crop forecasts this morning, something many in the industry have been waiting to see, and Tyron Spearman runs through not only peanut crop numbers, but cotton, corn and soybeans too. Download Audio
October Cotton Report Up Slightly
The October all cotton crop production report was released this morning, and Shiela Corley with USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service in Washington D.C. says the numbers are up slightly this month. Download Audio
Citrus Crop Numbers Released
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Citrus Crop Forecast – ALL FLORIDA ORANGES 146M Boxes
The Citrus Crop Forecast released by USDA this morning pegs the ALL-FLORIDA orange crop for 2010-2011 at 146 million boxes. Stay tuned to this website, we will have the full chart of the numbers posted shortly.
Citrus Audience Gathers for USDA Crop Forecast Announcement
Growers and industry representatives are gathering at various locations around the state while others prepare to tune in by radio or this website for the Citrus Crop Forecast announcement from USDA at 8:30 this morning. In photo, growers talk about their crops and forecast expectations at the Stallings Crop Insurance breakfast at Ray-Bob Groves barn near Alturas. Test your audio …
Numerous Citrus Growers Show Interest In Biofuel Crops
Citrus growers who’ve lost acreage to greening, canker and freezes were among those attending a September meeting in Sebring about biofuel crops. In this interview, growers Mark and David Wheeler and Charlie Roper say they’re looking for possible crops to grow on vacant land. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
Bacon Bits
Everett Griner looks at the question on why we are eating less bacon. Download Audio