INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, June 28, 2011/National FFA Foundation) – A Missouri high school FFA chapter that received a first-place prize in a recent regional competition has donated its winnings to help students in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo., rebuild their FFA chapter and operations.
Migrant Workers
New laws related to migrant workers may doom some farmers. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio
Ongoing Farm Bill Audit Sessions Will Evaluate All Programs
Given the fact there will not be as many dollars available for the 2012 Farm Bill, House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas says they have begun holding audit sessions to review every program of the 2008 Farm Bill so they can get the information they need to make good decisions on tough spending questions down the road. Download Audio
Registration Deadline for Southern Peanut Growers Conference
Registration for the Southern Peanut Growers Conference wil close on Thursday, June 30. For more info on the conference to be held July 21-23 at the Edgewater Beach Resort log on to southernpeanutfarmers.org Download Audio
Peanut Allergy Research Continues
Research continues in the area of peanut allergies as Tyron Spearman has information on new efforts and what they may mean. Download Audio
Farm Market Update
The Farm Market Directory is now available. Everett Griner tells us what this is all about. Download Audio
House Leader Encouraging Senate Vote on HB 872
The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 has passed in the Senate Ag Committee and House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas is now encouraging the full Senate to take up the measure. Download Audio
Peanut Crop Condition Worsens
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about how the crop condition for peanuts this year is reaching its worst recorded levels due to the drought like conditions. Download Audio
Peanut Supply and Disappearance Update
The latest peanut supply and disappearance numbers are out as Tyron Spearman looks at what they mean for peanut growers. Download Audio
Ag Appropriations Sees Amendments
Today Tyron Spearman has a look at some amendments with the recent Ag Appropriations Bill and how those will affect Southeast farmers. Download Audio