Senate Ag Committee Chairman Tom Harkin says the possibility of reverting to 1949 law is becoming more real as the farm bill process drags on and the administration threatens a veto, but he thinks the Senate could override a veto. Report (1:00 mp3) Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance co-chair Mike Stuart with Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association adds his comments …
GA Congressman Skeptical of Farm Bill Passage
Congressman Jack Kingston of Georgia told growers at the Georgia Cotton Conference last week that he’s skeptical about getting a farm bill finalized. Report (1:00 mp3)
Alabama NRCS Encourages WRP
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is encouraging growers to take a look at enrolling land in the Wetlands Reserve Program this year. Report (1:00 mp3)
Specialty Crops Waiting on Farm Bill
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance has been working for the past three years on getting recognition for specialty crops in the 2007 Farm Bill and while their efforts paid off, the bill is still not final. Report (1:30 mp3)
Food Check Out Week
This week is National Food Check Out Week, celebrating the fact that Americans have already earned enough disposable income to pay for an entire year’s worth of groceries. Report (1:00 mp3) Florida Farm Bureau is getting the word out through county level events and a statewide broadcast ad campaign. Report 1 (1:00 mp3) Report 2 (1:30 mp3)
Growing Hemp for Research
A university is going to grow hemp for research and there are some questions. Everett Griner tells us what one of those questions is.  Report (1:00 mp3)
Reno is Host to Cattle Industry Convention
Known as “The Biggest Little City in the World” Reno, Nevada is the setting for this years Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show which runs through Saturday. So while here IÂ couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a quick picture of the partially snow-covered mountains which border this area. To learn more about the convention, click Here HAVE YOU RETURNED …
NCBA Listening to Producers
At the Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in Reno, NCBA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Jay Truitt, said he and others are here to listen to producers from across the country about the issues which are affecting them. Â Interview (3:45 mp3)
NCBA President has Rewarding Year
The annual Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show is well underway in Reno, Nevada as the Southeast has been represented well the past year by out-going NCBA President John Queen. A cattleman from North Carolina, Queen encouraged producers across Region II to become more involved in the industry and said the past year has been a rewarding one for him.  Report …
GA Agribusiness Council Atlanta Mtgs Draw Ag & Political Leaders
This week’s Annual Meeting and Legislative Breakfast events hosted by the Georgia Agribusiness Council in Atlanta drew a good crowd of the state’s agriculture leaders, numerous lawmakers and legislative staffers. One of the big news items of the day is the announcement by GA Governor Sonny Perdue that some of the watering restrictions in Georgia will be relaxed, for now …