We’ve talked before about how beef checkoff revenues are down across the states here in the southeast but according to Tom Ramey, CEO of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, it’s like that for many states across the nation.
Monsanto Brings MTU to Beltwide
One thing those attending the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio can see is Monsanto’s Mobile Technology Unit. On board visitors can learn more about the latest in seed breeding technology and new product development. Gary Barton explains how the unit works and in this instance showcases their work with cotton plants. The mobile unit was designed to provide …
Ag Forecast on Weather.Com
The Weather Channel Interactive, in partnership with agricultural products leader Monsanto Company, announced a new section on weather.com® dedicated to weather and farming at www.weather.com/farming. Within the Agriculture News & Forecast, the main feature is the Farmers Forecast, which includes up-to-date weather information that matters most to the agricultural community, such as severe weather alerts affecting crops and detailed data …
Florida Farm Bureau Hails Arrington Appt as UF Interim Ag VP
(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) Florida Farm Bureau Federation, the state’s largest agricultural organization, today praised University of Florida President Bernie Machen’s appointment of Dr. Larry Arrington (photo right) as interim senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources. “Dr. Arrington’s 28 years of experience as a faculty member and administrator for UF/IFAS will ensure an orderly transition in the top leadership of …
Cotton Market Volatility
The producers attending the Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio got a chance to better understand today’s market with Dr. Gary Adams, Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council, telling them that volatility has been the key word.
Budget Cuts Main Focus In Florida Legislature “Special Session”
Cutting the state budget is what it’s all about in the Legislative Special Session now underway in Tallahassee, and sources say much larger cuts likely lie ahead in the regular session set to start in early March. You can hear an overview of the issues from an agricultural perspective in this report as we visit the state Capitol this week …
IFAS Dean Arrington Named UF Interim Sr. V. P. for Agriculture
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Larry Arrington, (photo left)dean and director of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension, has been named interim senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, UF President Bernie Machen announced today. Arrington succeeds Jimmy Cheek (photo right), who in October was named chancellor of the University of Tennessee. Arrington will assume his …
Citrus Pull – Push Concept for HLB “Greening” Control Measure
HLB Conference Coverage Sponsored by: In this report, Dr Calvin Arnold, Director, USDA Horticulture Lab in Ft Pierce FL, describes a concept that he says is being talked about more and more as a possible citrus psyllid and HLB control measure.
Being a Part of Energy Independence
Farmers are going to be a part of this and Everett Griner is telling us just what they are doing.
Food Safety Forum at 2009 Southeast Fruit & Vegetable Conference
The 2009 Southeast Regional fruit and Vegetable Conference will start Friday the 9th in Savannah, Georgia and run through Sunday the 11th. The event, will offer commodity production sessions as well as specialty workshops. Charles Hall of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association tells us a little more about the scheduled Food Safety Focus Forum.