GAC Gives Wrap-Up of 2011 Legislative Session

Randall Weiseman General, Georgia

The gavel has sounded on Georgia’s 2011 Legislative Session and Georgia Agribusiness President, Bryan Tolar, gives us the update on how the key issues of immigration and tax reform ended up. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Last Day to Register for FFB Field to the Hill

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Today is the last day to register for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Field to the Hill event to be held on May 24-26, 2011. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Reminder of Various Deadlines Today

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Georgia, Peanuts

There are a few things that growers may have been putting off, but Tyron Spearman has this reminder they need to be done today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

New Effort

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

Everett Griner tells us about a new logo that the pork industry is trying. It is no longer “The other white meat”. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AL NRCS Announces 2 Signups for Underserved Forest Landowners

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, USDA-NRCS

Resource Conservationist, John Curtis, wants underserved forest landowners to be aware of a sign up period for two programs through the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

USDA Scrambling to Make 2011 Budget Deal Cuts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Scrambling by lawmakers to reach a budget deal for fiscal year 2011 may have avoided a government shutdown, but now the heads of many government departments, including Agriculture, are the ones scrambling to figure out how to make the cuts required in the deal. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Vascular Structure of Field-Grown Leafy Greens Safe from E-Coli

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops, Vegetables

A technique developed by USDA scientists for tracking pathogens has helped confirm that E. coli is not likely to contaminate the internal vascular structure of field-grown leafy greens. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AL Grazing Clinic Deadline Reminder

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Here’s a reminder that this Friday, April 15 is the deadline to register for either of two Alabama Grazing Clinics…April 28 in Jasper and April 29 in Oneonta. Merry Buford, NRCS District Conservationist in Blount County, encourages producers to attend. Download Audio To register or learn more go to: http://www.al.nrcs.usda.gov/news/fy11meeting.html Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

FBC Cooking Article in May Cattlemen Magazine

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida, Livestock

We told you earlier this week that a new article, Cooking Beef with Ashley, will soon be featured in The Florida Cattlemen magazine, as Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes said the very first one will be in the May issue. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

GA BQA Coordinator Promoting Certification

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Carole Hicks, Georgia’s State Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator, explains why it’s important for every cattle producer to go through the BQA Certification Program. Download Audio The web address for the course is http://www.animalcaretraining.org/. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024