Farm terraces are an important component of conservation farming but keeping them operating properly requires good maintenance, according to the Alabama USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Report (1:00 wma)
UF Economist “Crystal Balls” Citrus Future
What is the high price for orange juice doing to consumption patterns? Will higher prices for growers hold, or will they collapse as the crops rebound? What influences will new plantings in other countries have on the market overall? I don’t do this very often, but I’m posting the entire interview we did today with Dr. Tom Spreen, Professor and …
Questions About Peanut Outlook
Tyron Spearman looks at some of the questions concerning the outlook for peanuts. Â Report (1:10 wma)
Cattlemen Voice Concerns on Rising Feed Costs
The increasing price of corn has many livestock producers hurting when it comes to feed costs, and thus spent time in Washington this week to voice concerns. Â Report (:40 wma)Â
Superfund Clarification Pleases Producers
Livestock producers across the country have been concerned over language in a bill which includes manure as a hazardous substance. But Congress has introduced legislation to make sure that doesn’t happen. Â Report (:30 wma)
AL Livestock Market Report
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has a run down of this week’s cattle market numbers in the state.  Report (1:00 wma)
All Florida Orange Crop Reduced
In this report, Bill Curtis, Florida Agriculture Statistics Service, discusses the 8 million box decrease in the All Orange numbers for the March Crop Forecast. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsoring this news report: AND USDA NASS
FL Citrus Yield Increased
The USDA released the March Crop Forecast Update, and in this report, Bill Curtis, Florida Agriculture Statistics Services, explains what may have caused an increase in the citrus yield. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsoring this news report: AND USDA NASS
FL Legislative Session Begins-FL Farm Bureau Ag Watch
Here is the first AgWatch memo from Florida Farm Bureau’s legislative team in Tallahassee. FFBF Ag Watch (pdf file). It reviews the goings on in the state Legislature as of the end of this first week of the 2007 Session. We’ll try to get these posted as soon as we receive them each week during the Session, and be sure …
FL AgNet Week In Review March 9, 2007
In this week’s pod cast, a wrap up from the Commodity Classic in Tampa, the FCA heads to Tallahassee, citrus is a major issue for the Florida legislature, and Alico is awarded a grant. To hear Florida’s weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast .