Area Rangeland Management Specialist Brandee Williams said the Florida Grazing Lands Coalition and the Florida Section of the Society for Range Management are pleased to announce they will be presenting Babcock Ranch with the first Grazing Lands Stewardship Award. To learn more about the event coming up October 29th click Here
Growing Peanuts in the Northwest & Collecting Peanut Butter at Sunbelt Expo
There is one farmer in the Northwest part of our nation that is growing peanuts as Tyron Spearman has information about how he’s doing it, and he also invites all those planning to attend next week’s Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultire, Georgia to bring a jar or two of peanut butter with them. NW Peanuts: Peanut butter:
WLAC Event at Calhoun Stockyard
The Calhoun Stockyard is hosting the third of four qualifying contests for the 2010 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship this Thursday, October15th in Calhoun, Georgia.
Ultrasound a Key Sheep Breeding Tool
Researchers at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Idaho have shown that ultrasound could significantly improve the speed and accuracy of selective breeding methods.
Ag Census
Everett Griner tells us who uses this information.
Citrus Grower Research Order Referendum Hearing Tues in Sebring
A reminder from Florida Citrus Mutual -There will be a public hearing on the State Citrus Research Order referendum Tuesday this week at 2 p.m. at the Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center in Sebring. Representatives from Florida Citrus Mutual, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will be present to answer …
Payment Program Signups Underway
Enrollment for the 2010 direct and counter cyclical payment program and for ACRE is underway, as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame To Induct Four In 2010
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation today announced the agricultural leaders who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in February 2010. They are: Richard Alger of Homestead, Ben Hill Griffin III of Frostproof, Rudy Hamrick of Madison, and Dan McClure (deceased) of Bradenton.
Cotton Successfully Competing with Synthetic Fibers
President of Cotton Incorporated, Berrye Worsham says that a big part of their research effort is aimed at helping industry develop products that will better compete with synthetic fibers.
NRCS Sees Numbers of CSP Applications
The new Conservation Stewardship Program received over 21,000 applications in it’s first batching period indicating there’s a lot of interest in the program.