FDA Survey to Focus on Emotional Response to Recalls

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The FDA will conduct a survey on Consumers’ Emotional and Cognitive Reactions to Food Recalls in order to help the agency understand the emotional response to food recalls and ultimately design more effective consumer food recall messages. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Say Cheese Please

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia

As we continue to celebrate National Dairy Month we use this report to discuss the tasty role cheese plays in the diets of many consumers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

No Ban on Peanuts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

It was announced today that there will not be a ban of peanuts on airlines anytime soon, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

AL Getting Beef Message to Dieticians

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Livestock

Ed Whatley with the Alabama cattlemen’s Association says they work each year with dieticians across the state to get them the information needed to promote the healthy benefits of beef. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Cost of Cuts at Land Grant Universities – A Guest Column

Gary Cooper Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

This article is by Mark R. McLellan, Dean for Research, University of Florida/IFAS With the deepest recession since the 1930s, the decline in tax revenues, and the growing demand for emergency public services for unemployed workers and their families, state government budgets are in crisis. Not surprisingly, many states are freezing or even cutting their funding for some of the …

Vilsack Discusses Current State of Renewable Energy Efforts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently spoke on some highlights from a new USDA report that will serve as a road map to achieve the renewable fuel standard goal of 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Food Policy Bills Could Become Casualties of a Short Calendar

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Time is not on the side of those who support two food policy bills in the Senate. One would strengthen the FDA’s food safety authority – the other is designed to fight child obesity. But despite bipartisan support – the legislation may never reach the Senate floor because there’s not much room on the Senate calendar and time is running …

AL Animal Agriculture Working Together

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Equine, Livestock, Pork

Dr. Wayne Green, Professor and Department Head of the Animal Science Department at Auburn University, says the Coalition for Farm Animal Care and Well Being was formed because of the importance of animal agriculture in Alabama. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

National Pollinator Week

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

USDA is celebrating National Pollinator Week by hosting a National Pollinator Kick Off event where six leading experts and scientists participated in a panel discussion on the decline of pollinator populations and what it means for the world’s food supply. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …