It’s the next to the last week in our 8-week series, “Southeast Beef Bytes”, funded by the National Beef Checkoff. We continue our talks with producers from around the Southeast and this week we are with Lindsey John, President of the Florida Cattlewomen’s Association, who said the checkoff has allowed them to promote beef in so many ways. To learn …
CCC Anniversary
Depression era work force is remembered. Everett Griner talks about it today.
Food Safety Legislation Working Through the Senate
Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Saxby Chambliss, has introduced two pieces of legislation to promote a more effective national response to outbreaks of food-borne sickness.
House Passes Clean Energy Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that will allow farmers, ranchers and forestland owners to fully participate in a market-based carbon offset program, earning income for activities they undertake to address global climate change, as Tyron Spearman has more.
Peanut Crop Numbers Coming this Week
Many in agriculture are waiting to see how the acreage numbers look when the National Agriculture Statistics Service releases their annual crop acreage reports Tuesday morning, as Tyron Spearman said it’s really of interest to those in the peanut industry.
Busy Bees
No News is still no news. Everett Griner gives us the details.
The Hunting Heritage Protection Act
U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, have introduced the Hunting Heritage Protection Act, which aims to recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for continued hunting on federal public land. The Senators also cosponsored a similar measure in …
Nutrient Loss Heats Up Alongside the Weather
With the weather heating up quickly Dave Schwartz, national products manager for SFP, says now is the time to be concerned about nutrient loss.
Weekly Livestock Market Reports
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending June 26th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
Peanuts: Food Safety, Posted Price, & Calendar
Many discussions took place this past week about food safety issues in the peanut industry, as Tyron Spearman has the details on that along with this week’s posted price information and a look ahead at what’s coming up. Food Safety: Posted Price: Peanut Calendar: