There has been a lot said in recent days about how “fat” the recent Farm Bill is that finally got through Congress. The fact is, as central Florida Congressman Adam Putnam explains in this report, regardless of what you may hear about the recently passed Farm Bill, the fact is the vast majority of the funding involved in the bill …
Ag Has Stake In FL Real Estate Market Values
Many central Florida agriculture folks remember Polk County-based real estate broker Dean Saunders from his days in the state Legislature a few years back. Since then, Saunders has built his real estate firm by helping keep his clients “in the know” and on the cutting edge of what is going on with regard to the state’s roller coaster real estate …
Cattle Futures Fall as Korea Stops Beef Trade
We told you late last week that U.S. beef was once again set to start flowing back into South Korea, but that has changed again after events which transpired over the weekend. And those events caused cattle futures to drop today. Report (:35 mp3)
FL GLCI Good for Producers
The Grazing Land Conservation Initiative is for producers to help better manage grazing lands, and the Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service has the information to where you can learn how it can work for your operation. Report (1:20 mp3)
UGA Participates in Cattle Audit
The University of Georgia was one of seven which helped conduct a recent audit of the cattle indsutry, as Professor Dean Pringle explains why this put together and the areas they concentrated on. Report (1:00 mp3)
AL Economist Looks Ahead at Cattle Prices
Auburn University Economist Walt Prevatt takes a look at what he expects cattle prices to do over the next few months and how producers can work to help their profits with input costs continuing to rise. Report (1:00 mp3)
Food Security Summit Meets and Crop Insurance Deadline Passes
Tyron Spearman has information about his weeks World Food Security Summit meeting, and also says the total crop insurance deadline has passed but there are still ways you can partially insure your crop. Report 1 (1:00 mp3)    Report 2 (:20 mp3)
Farm Bill II – The Sequel
Congress is back inWashington following a week-long recess for Memorial Day and the first item on the Senate’s agenda is fixing the Farm Bill. Title Three of the bill, which covers trade, was inadvertently left out of the bill vetoed by President Bush. The veto of the incomplete bill was overridden, making 14 of 15 farm bill titles law. However …
Horticulture Program for Mentally Challenged
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is a partner with the ALE-Tom Resource Conservation and Development Council in Thomasville in a program that uses horticulture to help mentally challenged adults. Report (1:00 mp3)
Southeast Weather Looks Wetter
Compared to last year, the weather looks much wetter for the Southeast this spring and summer – but still some dryness remains. Report (1:00 mp3)