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FL Promoting Voluntary Beef Checkoff

Randall Weiseman January 20, 2010 Beef, Cattle, Florida, Livestock

Jim Handley, Executive Director of the Florida Beef Council, reminds producers across Florida about their voluntary beef checkoff program, which is something that can be done when selling cattle at your local livestock market. Download Audio

GA Beef Checkoff Worth the Dollar

Randall Weiseman January 20, 2010 Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Ashley Hughes with the Georgia Beef Board wants producers in the state to know they work hard each year to make the dollars they get stretch, and information found in a report put out last year shows how they are getting the biggest bang for their buck. Download Audio

New Technology

Dan January 20, 2010 Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Technology is still changing farming. Everett Griner lets us know just how much. Download Audio

Animal ID Principles Sent to Congress

Randall Weiseman January 19, 2010 Cattle, Livestock, Pork

The eight cattle industry organizations which make up LMA agreed on a statement of 12 principles to help in the development of a cattle disease traceability identification system, and those principles have been transmitted to members of Congress. Download Audio

CWT Donating to Haiti

Randall Weiseman January 19, 2010 Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

Cooperatives Working Together has announced a donation of $100,000 to the American Red Cross for aid and recovery efforts in Haiti. Download Audio

U.S. Beef Heading to Taiwan

Randall Weiseman January 19, 2010 Beef, Cattle, Livestock

For the first time since 2005, a shipment of U.S. bone-in beef is on its way to Taiwan. Download Audio

New EPA FL Water Nutrient Regs Create Huge Statewide Brouhaha

Gary Cooper January 18, 2010 Cattle, Citrus, Florida, General, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

The announcement in recent days about EPA’s new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida waters has created a huge standoff between EPA and many, many Florida interests. Florida Congressman Adam Putnam did not mince words when asked by Southeast AgNet about the matter during recent visits to freeze damaged areas of Florida agriculture. Download Audio By the way, it is reported …

AL NRCS Cutoff Reminder for 3 Programs

Randall Weiseman January 18, 2010 Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama wants to remind producers that the application cutoff date for three Farm Bill Programs is coming up January 29th. Download Audio To learn more log on to the Alabama NRCS website at al.nrcs.usda.gov/programs

FL Well Represented at GLCI Event

Randall Weiseman January 18, 2010 Cattle, Florida, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, said there were many participants at the Fourth National Conference on Grazing Lands in Reno from Florida.

GCA Welcomes New Staff Member

Randall Weiseman January 18, 2010 Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

According to GCA Executive Vice President Josh White, the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association recently added a new staff member.

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Final Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Rule Published
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule on certain pre-harvest agricultural water. The rule revises requirements for covered produce, other than sprouts, in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule. According to FDA, the revised requirements are intended to enhance public health by improving the safety of water used […]
Diseases Easier to Prevent Than to Control
Plant pathologist Ozgur Batuman recently warned that two citrus viral diseases not currently in Florida are highly suited to the state’s climate and would likely impact production if found there. They are citrus leprosis and citrus yellow vein clearing virus (CYVCV). Batuman, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences associate professor at […]

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