Old farm machines don’t just sit and rust away. Everett Griner tells us that there are people out there looking for this equipment to give it new life. Download Audio
FBC Pleased with Year for Beef Checkoff
Chairman of the Florida Beef Council, George Kempfer, said he feels the beef checkoff did another great job this year despite the fact they had fewer dollars to work with. Download Audio
GBB Looking Forward to New Year
Ashley Hughes with the Georgia Beef Board said they are looking forward to working with the various programs they have lined up to get the beef message out to consumers in 2011. Download Audio
Keep Going
Everett Griner looks at how it is for families to sustain the family farm. Download Audio
AL Producer says BQA Helps Attitude of Cattle
This week’s BQA Quality Report is brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs as today Alabama cattle producer Donna Jo Curtis talks about how applying BQA practices on their operation has made a real difference. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting MyBeefCheckoff.com\bqa
Food Safety
Today Everett Griner tells us how congress has stepped in and is dealing with a big problem. Download Audio
A White Christmas for Parts of the Southeast
Many parts of our listening region experienced a rare white Christmas weekend for 2010. Including the Athens, Georgia area where CAM Ranches owner, Andrew McPeake, didn’t get much of a holiday as he was busy checking on his cattle and ensuring that they had plenty of feed and hay to keep them warm during the blistering temperatures.
Livestock Price Forecasts Vary
The updated forecasts for 2010 beef, pork, broilers and turkeys were all raised but the price forecasts all vary. Download Audio
Food Safety Joins List of Items Passed During Lame Duck Session
The Food Safety Modernization Act has passed Congress, adding yet another feather to the cap of agriculture as it joins food nutrition and tax reform as important legislation passing in the final days of this lame duck session. Download Audio
GA Cattle Buyer Looks for BQA Certification
This week’s BQA Quality Report is brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs as John Moseley, Jr., an auction operator and buyer with Moseley Cattle Auction in Georgia said BQA certification is something he looks for when buying cattle. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting MyBeefCheckoff.com\bqa