In the recent referendum, growers did vote to continue efforts with the National Peanut Board, as Tyron Spearman has that story along with information about a conservation workshop to be held this summer in Tifton, Georgia.
FDOC Tables Fed Mktg Order – League to Discuss Thursday in Vero
Confusion abounds among Florida citrus growers about a Federal Marketing Order being discussed that might bring in new funds for citrus research and maybe promotion too, depending on how the Order is structured. Some growers worry about losing control over citrus marketing efforts or research direction. Florida Citrus Mutual and others urged Citrus Commissioners Wednesday to pass a motion to …
USDA Radio: Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder Research Update
Here’s an update from Gary Crawford at USDA Radio about the Colony Collapse Disorder and its impacts on the nation’s honeybees.
Veggie Garden Where?
South Whitehouse lawn dug and planted. Everett Griner tells us just what this might cause.
Florida Citrus Commission To Address Key Industry Issues This Week
Several issues are up for discussion at this week’s Florida Citrus Commission meeting in Lakeland. Commissioners are wrestling with industry structure issues, research funding, marketing emphasis and a fix to the so-called “free-rider” issue, all in play at the same point in time. These two reports have comments from Chairman Ben Albritton Jr, speaking to us after his visit with …
Cap and Trade Legislation Formally Introduced
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, also known as the Waxman-Markey cap and tax bill, has been officially introduced in the House as H.R. 2454.
Southeast Beef Bytes1
Over the next 8 weeks in a series funded by the National Beef Checkoff, we will be talking with producers from around the Southeast about the checkoff and what it has done for not only the industry but for their operations. Our series is called “Southeast Beef Bytes” and in our first installment we have Mike Dee, a cattle producer …
Florida’s Drought Ends With Early Start to Rainy Season
The drought in Florida is quickly coming to an end. USDA Radio’s Susan Carter has this feature with Meteorologist Brad Rippey.
In a Nutshell
Peanuts get a bad rap. Today Everett Griner tells us just what the producers have to face.
Reinvestment Efforts for the Southeast
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack held a rural community forum in Southeastern Georgia to announce American Renewal and Reinvestment Act projects aimed at improving local communities and benefiting people throughout rural America. Georgia: Southeast: