Debunking Food Allergy Myths

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

According to a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association only about eight-percent of children and less than five-percent of adults have a true food allergy – yet nearly 30-percent of the population believes they have severe food allergies. Download Audio

Ag Groups Encouraging Senate to Adopt Murkowski Legislation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Crops

Nearly 50 agricultural groups have sent a letter to Senate members urging them to adopt Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s resolution that would prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Download Audio News post sponsor: AGROTAIN® controls nitrogen loss for higher yields.

Waiting on Animal ID Program

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

A series of public meetings are underway across the country to get feedback on the new flexible coordinated network for animal disease traceability, because as most in livestock production know, USDA has scrapped the national animal identification system. In the following reports we talk with Dr. Tony Frazier, Alabama State Veterinarian, Stephen Monroe with the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Division …