Thefts on the farm are increasing. What can be done about it? Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has suggestions from law enforcement that might be a help.
Citrus Crop Forecast Right Around the Corner
The USDA’s annual October Citrus Crop Forecast is scheduled for Friday morning October 10th at 8:30 as Southest AgNet’s Ernie Neff has more information about it. . Stallings Crop Insurance is again an exclusive sponsors of our annual Citrus Crop Forecast broadcast.
GBB Sets Budget for New Year
The Georgia Beef Board met this past Friday in Macon and passed a new budget for the upcoming fiscal year along with electing new officers. Pictured (l-r) are Gerald Long – Treasurer, Graydon Bobo – Vice Chairman, and Harvey Lemmon – Chairman. Both Lemmon and the Beef Board’s Jim Collins talk about the budget for the upcoming year.
AL Beefing Up Blood Supply
When it comes to beefing up the blood supply in Alabama, Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association said it’s a great promotion and one that is underway and working well through the Red Cross.
Dairy and Beef Working Together
When it comes to the beef checkoff, the dairy and beef industries are working more and more together.
Payment Program Deadline and GA Fuel Tour
Today Tyron Spearman reminds growers of an important deadline coming up September 30th and looks back at a fuel tour held last week in Georgia. Important Deadline GA Fuel Tour
FFVA Awards
Various awards were presented at last week’s Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association annual meeting. Legislator of the Year awards were given to Florida State Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis, and Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring. FFVA’s Researcher of the Year Award went to Ronald P. Muraro, a professor and extension farm management economist at the University of Florida Institute of Food and …
Sunbelt Farmers of the Year
The 31st annual Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie will kick off this year the way it has for the past 19 years – with the naming of the Sunbelt Farmer of the Year at the opening luncheon on October 14. One farmer from each of the ten Sunbelt states will be competing for the title this year, including: Lamar Dewberry …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on BP Commitment
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about a partnership between BP and Verenium to advance biofuels technology. Listen to report here:
AL Livestock Market Report
Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture runs through last week’s numbers compiled from the cattle markets around the state.