Many people are familiar with Dee River Ranch in Aliceville, Alabama and were proud to hear Annie & Mike Dee were the recipients of the 2008 NRCS Excellence in Conservation Award. Mike talks about their operation and we also hear from Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, just one of those happy to see Dee River Ranch receive this award. Report …
AL Ranch Receives Highest NRCS Award
Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for the presentation of the 2008 Excellence in Conservation Award as this year’s recipients were Mike & Annie Dee of Dee River Ranch in Aliceville. Pictured (l-r) are Richard Coombe, NRCS Regional Assistant Chief for the East, Mike Dee, Annie Dee, and USDA Under-Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Gary Mast. Interview with Mike Dee …
Last Call For Ag Census
HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE YET? The National Agricultural Statistics Service is putting out a last call for producers to return 2007 Census of Agriculture forms before they start calling and knocking on doors. FL Report (1:00 mp3) AL Report (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS
Possible Improvements to Beef Checkoff
There have been questions as to whether a few updates need to be made with the beef checkoff, and the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Chairman looks at what is happening right now with any possible changes. Report (1:00 mp3)
AL Livestock Market Report
Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has this week’s Alabama cattle market prices. Report (1:00 mp3)
Preserving Cultural Resources
Preservation of natural resources includes preserving historic cultural resources as well according to Teresa Paglione, cultural resources specialist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Report (1:00 mp3)
AL Excited about New Beef Products
And those new beef products explained about above has Ed Whatley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association excited about their potential. Report (1:00 mp3)
MCF Found in Commercial Cattle
Something many are not familiar with, wildebeest-associated mailignant catarrhal fever or MCF, has been detected in a cow from a mixed-use operation in Texas. A disease that is not contagious in cattle and poses no threat to humans. Report (1:00 mp3)
Web Soil Survey in Alabama
Finding out about soils in a particular area is just a click away with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service on-line Web Soil Survey (WSS), according to Alabama NRCS GIS specialist Rich Zellmer. Report (1:00 mp3)
AL Livestock Market Report
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has this week’s prices from cattle markets across the state. Â Report (1:00 mp3)