The future of citrus was a big topic at the Farm to Fuel Summit in Florida recently. One of the speakers was David Stewart, CEO of Citrus Energy, LLC who discussed the development of citrus waste as a biomass feedstock for ethanol production. He is the inventor of three pending patents: Ethanol Production from Citrus Processing Waste, Method and Apparatus …
Georgia Drought Disaster
USDA has designated all but one of Georgia’s 159 counties as disaster areas due to agricultural damage from the effects of drought, which will enable farmers affected to obtain low interest emergency loans. The designation includes 149 primary and nine contiguous counties. The only county not included is Muscogee. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR …
GA Governor Speaks at Bio-Energy Conference
At the Bio-Energy Conference underway in Tifton, Georgia’s Governor stopped in to speak. Tyron Spearman was there and has this Report.  (1:05 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Cattle Producers Reminded About BQA
A Florida cattleman sits on the National Producer Education Commitee and wants to remind all producers about the benefits of the Beef Quality Assurance Program.  Report (1:30 mp3) To learn more log on www.bqa.org Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
GA Beef at Radio Disney
There will be a big event at Radio Disney in Atlanta this weekend, and the Georgia Beef Board will be there to spread the word about the benefits of beef.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
AL Summer Beef Promotion Going Well
Alabama Cattlemen Association’s Ed Whatley said the summer grilling promotion for beef has gone well thus far and there’s still 1 month to go. Â Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Clearing Up H2A Ag Labor Program Confusion
An expert in H2A Labor access for agricultural producers says lots of farmers are confused about how H2A workers CAN in fact work in the same fields as traditional workers without equal pay requirements. Mike Nobles is President and CEO of H2A-USA, a firm that cuts through the confusion of H2A rules to help farmers get the labor they need, …
Popular FL Congressman With Strong Caution on Farm Bill Draft
Congressman Adam Putnam says while yes, there are some good things for Florida citrus and other agriculture segments in the recently passed House version of the Farm Bill, there are also some very negative aspects to the bill that could outweigh the positives. In this report, hear Putnam’s pointed comments about a severe loss of conservation funding if the bill …
Peanut Allergies Not Slowing Consumption
Despite all the publicity about peanut allergies, Americans are eating more peanuts and peanut products. Â Report (1:05 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
The New Farm Bill
We get a new one every five years, but this year may be different. Everett Griner talks to us about the new farm bill and what some of the things we have to look forward to are about, and, what needs to be done to get this farm bill written.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR …