USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, takes a quick look at the latest progress and condition of the cotton crop. Download Audio
Details on Crop Insurance Meeting Held in GA
Tyron Spearman has a follow-up on the meeting Saxby Chambliss held last week in Georgia regarding crop insurance. Download Audio
Potential of Algae as a Biofuel Feedstock for AL Producers
Algae is being studied as a possible biofuel feedstock, and Alabama Cooperative Extension expert, Paul Mask, says the bioenergy resource could open some doors for Alabama producers. Download Audio
Foliar Nutrition For HLB Depends On Citrus Psyllid Control
University of Florida researcher Bob Rouse says the successful use of nutritional sprays to keep HLB-infected trees productive is dependent on keeping the psyllids that spread HLB under control. Download Audio Post sponsor: Copper coverage with Less Metallic Copper per acre.
Synthetic Stall
Synthetic fuels production is at a standstill. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio
Adding Pineberries to the Growing Trend of Specialty Fruits
This unique fruit is a white strawberry with red seeds that tastes a lot like a pineapple and may soon be on restaurant menus and sold at grocery stores and farmers’ markets across the country. Download Audio
Exotic Fruit Flies Found in Pinellas County, Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today said two male Oriental fruit flies have been found in a trap in a grapefruit tree in the Pinellas County community of Safety Harbor. The flies (Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Tephritidae) were found during routine surveillance activities earlier this month conducted by the department’s Division of Plant Industry. Ernie …
GA Working on Animal Traceability
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has been holding public meetings to get feedback concerning their animal traceability plan from those in the industry. Georgia State Veterinarian Dr. Carter Black was one of those who attended the recent meeting held in Atlanta and talks about what the challenges to all this are, while Josh White with the Georgia Cattlemen’s …
AL Working on Animal Traceability
Also at that APHIS public meeting in Atlanta was Nate Jaeger with the Alabama Farmers Federation who said it’s important for them to be at the table and helping to develop the guidelines and regulations for this new proposed rule for Alabama producers. Download Audio
FCA Quarterly Meeting this Week
Jim Handley with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association reminds members about the Fall Quarterly Meeting coming up this week where a wide-variety of topics will be covered. Download Audio