Kate Kennedy is serving as the intern correspondent for Southeast AgNet during the 2007 legislative session. The recent University of Florida graduate majored in animal science, specializing in equine science, and minored in agribusiness management. While working in Tallahassee, Kennedy gathers news interviews from lawmakers for reports on Southeast AgNet’s radio programs, websites and occasional “soundbite” segments in Citrus Industry …
FL Dept of Citrus Promotes ‘Fresh’ Following California Freeze
The Florida Dept of Citrus is helping retailers around the country fill the void for fresh fruit created by recent freezes in California. FDOC staff has produced a special one page promotional piece (pdf file)to get the message to retailers and others, and in this report, FDOC Director of Economic & Market Research Bob Norberg discusses the target consumer audience …
FL State Fair & Welcome Stations Excellent Bang-For-Buck
The Florida State Fair kicked off this week in Tampa, making an excellent opportunity for Florida citrus promotions right here in the Sunshine State. In this report, Amy Carpenter of the Florida Department of Citrus talks about State Fair promotional tie-ins with Tampa area Publix Supermarkets. She also discusses the great promotional opportunities working with Florida Welcome Stations located at …
Higher Fed Cattle Sales
We did see some higher prices paid for fed cattle today. Â Report (:45 wma)
First Wood Ethanol Plant Planned for Georgia
A big announcement was made at the Georgia Agribusiness council legislative breakfast Wednesday morning. Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced that Range Fuels, Inc., a Colorado-based cellulosic ethanol company, will build Georgia’s first wood-based cellulosic ethanol plant in Treutlen County. Southeast Agnet’s Lee McCoy was at that breakfast in Atlanta and he interviewed Mandich right after the announcement was made. Report …
Agriculture and 12 Hours of Sebring
The “Fresh from Florida” message will be promoted to millions of people around the globe this spring during the 55th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The Florida Department of Agriculture has partnered with Sebring International Raceway to sponsor America’s oldest sports car endurance race, which will be held March 14-17, 2007. The winner of this year’s …
Take Heart Chocolate Lovers
Take heart, chocolate lovers – the sweet treat is not as bad as some people think it is, according to at least one extension nutrition specialist. Report (1:00 wma)
AL ARMS Survey Starts Next Week
The deputy director of the Alabama office of the National Agricutlural Statistics Service says the annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey, better known as ARMS, gets underway next week. Report (1:00 wma)
Mysterious Honey Bee Losses
Beekeepers in several states are facing the challenge of mysterious bee losses ranging from 30 to 90-percent and the National Honey Board has approved an emergency request for 13-thousand dollars to support research to find out why. Report (1:00 wma) Report (1:30 wma)
GA Beef Team Expands
Each year the Georgia Beef Team does a great job in working with consumers. And this year that effort is expanding.  Report (1:00 wma)