The financial outlook for farmers this year is gloomy. Everett Griner explains.
Crop Forecasts Updated & Peanut Board Elects New Officers
Today Tyron Spearman looks at the latest estimates for both the cotton and pecan crops along with information from this week’s National Peanut Board meeting which took place in Atlanta. Crops: NPB:
Putnam: Sportsmen Should Have Voice in Ocean Policy Discussions
WASHINGTON – Congressman Adam Putnam today urged the Obama Administration to include representation from recreational fishing in discussions about new regulations that could affect access to coastal fishing areas. A letter from Putnam and Congressman Dan Boren (D-Okla.) warns that “restricting access to waters or enacting overly broad regulations that affect recreational fishing could prove counter productive. Such measures could …
Moonlight Madness
If you want a 9 to 5 job, farming is not the job for you. Everett Griner tells us how harvest season goes on day and night!
AL Peanut Harvest Struggling
While figures show that nationally 94 percent of the peanut crop has been dug and combined, there are still fields across the southeast that have yet to be touched due to the wet fall. And Randy Griggs, Executive Director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, said it’s been a long harvest.
Who Started This?
Today, Everett Griner tells us who we are indebted to and why.
GA Peanut Commission Nominations & No Change to Posted Price
Nomination meetings to fill three positions on the Georgia Peanut Commission Board will be held yet this month, as Tyron Spearman has the details on that along with this week’s peanut posted price.
ASA Looking for Assistance for Growers & Counter Cyclical Payments
The American Soybean Association is making a pitch for assistance for growers as Tyron Spearman has that information along with the latest concerning counter cyclical payments for peanut growers.
FL NRCS Brought Urban and Rural Communities Together for Farm City Week
Organizations across the nation recently celebrated Farm City Week, and Florida NRCS was one of those taking part in the educational opportunity with their annual event which brought the urban and rural communities together to commemorate and emphasize their interdependence on one another.
Organic Values Questioned
Organic quality may be over rated and Everett Griner tells us how.