Dairy operators are doing what comes naturally when price prospects are good as Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio
2011 Inflation
2010 food costs are up again. Inflation is skyrocketing and Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio
Pfizer Offers New Cattle Respiratory Vaccine
Mitch Blanding, Senior Manager of US Beef Veterinary Operations for Pfizer Animal Health, wants cattle producers rto know about INFORCE™ 3, a new three-way respiratory cattle vaccine for the prevention of respiratory disease. Download Audio To learn more about INFORCE™ 3 go to the Pfizer Animal Health website at animalhealth.pfizer.com
Three-Year Plan Set For Beef Industry
Beef industry leaders have developed a long range plan which prioritizes the industry’s most urgent needs to help take the beef industry forward in a positive manner. Download Audio
AL NRCS Signup Deadline for Energy Conservation
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama reminds farmers and ranchers about the initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to conduct energy audits and improve overall energy efficiency of their operations. But the application deadline is February 25, 2011. Download Audio
GA Looking for Beef Ambassador Contestants
Georgia Beef Board’s Ashley Hughes says they are looking for senior and junior beef ambassador contestants as this year’s contest will take place at the annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Association’s Convention March 31 -April 2 in Perry, Georgia. Download Audio
Living Mottos
State Symbols honor rural life. Everett Griner tells us how. Download Audio
Beef Checkoff Sees Producer Confidence Grow
Numbers from the latest survey show beef and dairy producers’ attitudes toward the beef checkoff program are quite favorable and have improved noticeably in the past year. Download Audio
NRCS Offers Funds for Energy Conservation
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced the expansion of an initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to help farmers and ranchers conduct energy audits and improve overall energy efficiency of their operations, as we have information about the program in both Alabama & Florida. AL report: Download Audio FL Report: Download Audio
AL-FL-GA Cattle Inventories Down 4-5 Percent
USDA’s latest cattle inventory report showed the number of all cattle and calves in the U.S. on January 1, 2011 were 1 percent below last year, but the numbers for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia are down even more. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio