With the annual Earth Day celebration less than 4 weeks away, the beef checkoff’s issues management and producer communications teams are helping cattle farmers and ranchers across the country share their environmental sustainability message with consumers. The new secretary/treasurer for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, Robert Fountain, Jr. from Adrian, Ga., hopes his “everyday environmentalist” approach will enable future generations to …
Food Imports
Imported foods gets lower grades. Why? Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending March 26th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Obama Administration Announces Conference on “Great Outdoors”
WASHINGTON – USDA – Friday, March 26, 2010 – Obama Administration Officials announced today that they will host a White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors on Friday, April 16, 2010. Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, and Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture are leading the conference, which will …
Deadline for 2 AL NRCS Forestry Programs Coming Up
Alabama NRCS Resource Conservationist, John Curtis, says a sign-up deadline of April 2, 2010 has been set for two special programs that are designed for traditionally under-served forest landowners. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
A Few More Cotton Acres are Needed
Many are looking forward to the planting intentions report which comes out next Wednesday, but Tyron Spearman talks about how one recent speaker commented about how more acres of cotton will be needed this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Water Wars
The fights over water lingers on. Everett Griner tells us what is going on now. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Passes Despite Budget Concerns
The Senate Agriculture Committee has unanimously approved the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. However, there was some discussion on the budget offsets to pay for the bill as Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss proposed an amendment to take savings from the Conservation Stewardship Program instead of the popular Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …
2 in 1 Test Detects E-Coli Faster
Researchers have developed a two-in-one test that can detect both the E. coli bacteria responsible for food poisoning and the toxins it produces. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Secret Super Powers of a Spider Web
Scientists are working on two new ways to apply the strength of spider silk to developing artificial muscles. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024