Wetter, Warmer Winter Forecast
Hurricane season is almost over and NOAA is calling for a wetter and warmer winter which is good news for Florida fruit and vegetable growers. Report (:12 wma)
National Beef Ambassador Looks Forward to Role
The new National Beef Ambassador is a young man from Florida, who says he looks forward to his new role of promoting beef in 2007. Report (1:00 wma)
University of Florida Has New Building at Sunbelt
Something new this year at the Sunbelt Ag Expo is the new building for the University of Florida. Inside you’ll find informational booths about a variety of programs offered through the school. And of course, plenty of Gator fans at the Expo stopped in to see the latest information.
FL NASS Director at Sunbelt
At the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service booth at Sunbelt Ag Expo, I caught up with the Florida NASS Director Ben Klugh. Ben and I talked about a variety of things, including the Census of Agriculture that will take place in 2007, but something they are already preparing for. Interview (4:00 wma) Report (1:30 wma) Find out more at the Florida NASS …
NCBA Membership Rises in Southeast
In the cattle barn at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga you’ll find a display set up by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. And in that booth will be the Southeast Representative for NCBA Melanie Sojourner. I chatted with Melanie about not only what she’s talking to producers about at Sunbelt, but also the fact that memberships here in …
USDA Announces Program to Restore Longleaf Pine Forests
At the Sunbelt Ag Expo this afternoon Teresa Lasseter, Administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency, announced a new CRP Longleaf Pine Initiative to increase forests by 250,000 acres in 9 southern states. Hear the announcement made by Lasseter along with comments from Senate Ag Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. Announcement (6:00 wma) Report (1:30 wma) The FSA website has …
FL Producers Urged to Signup for EQIP
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida encourages producers to signup for the EQIP program. State Conservationist Niles Glasgow says the batching deadline will soon be here.  Report (1:00 wma)
More Winners at FL Farm Bureau Meeting
The big news out of the Florida Farm Bureau meeting last week in Daytona Beach was a new president elected, but there were other winners at the convention. See Florida Farm Bureau’s website for more details. Report (1:00 wma)