Looking at numbers released by USDA, government payments to farmers have dropped to a level that haven’t been seen in a few years as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio
Roby Hears Concerns Regarding Crop Insurance and Conservation
U.S. Representative and House Ag Committee Member Martha Roby was back home last week to host a Farm Bill Listening Session for Alabama peanut producers. Download Audio
Producers Reminded of Upcoming FFB Annual Meeting Registration Deadline
Florida Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting will be held October 6-8, 2011 and the Federation’s Andrew Walmsley says the registration deadline is coming up this week. Download Audio
Agriculture Is Resilient Through Disaster
This is a release from U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: This week I traveled to North Carolina and Virginia to view the damage from Hurricane Irene, survey the response efforts, and meet with local residents. This trip was my fourth in as many months to make sure that the USDA is helping families rebuild and recover from natural disasters including …
Net Farm Income is Up
The overall U.S. net farm income shows an increase as Tyron Spearman looks at the numbers. Download Audio
Exports Up Again
Agriculture exports heads U.S. trade. Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio
Exports Forecast Stays Steady
Both the updated 2011 Ag Trade Forecast and the first 2012 report has ag exports holding steady with a slight increase in imports. Download Audio
Texas Peanut Crop & Peanut Stocks and Processing Numbers
The Texas peanut crop is really in question at this time due to the drought as Tyron Spearman has the latest on that crop along with a look at some of the recently released year-end numbers from the peanut stocks and processing report. Texas: Download Audio Stocks: Download Audio
Discussing the Farm Bill in Alabama & Peanut Crop Update
Today Tyron Spearman has a reminder about the farm bill listening session coming up Thursday in Headland, Alabama along with an update on how the peanut crop is looking at this time. Session: Download Audio Crop: Download Audio
Alabama Peanut Producers hosting Listening Session with Rep. Martha Roby
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries issued this press release this afternoon: Headland, AL – The Alabama Peanut Producers Association is hosting a listening session with Representative Martha Roby specific to peanuts and the Farm Bill. Representative Roby previously held a listening session in Troy,