Congress passed another one-week extension of the current farm bill Thursday so now the question is will President Bush sign it. He had asked the House and Senate to extend the law for at least a year if they were not close to finishing the new bill. But Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin said they are close to a …
Farm Bill Taken by Higher Committee
With certain ones in Washington scrambling to get a farm bill completed by Friday, Tyron Spearman reports that for now it’s been taken over by a higher committee. ReportĂ‚Â (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to …
Safe FEAST Act Introduced
Congressman Adam Putnam of Florida this week introduced legislation to modernize America’s food safety network. The Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act, or “Safe FEAST Act,” would establish new food safety requirements for domestically produced and imported food to identify and prevent potential sources of food-borne illness. Read more here. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research …
Farm Bill Update
Time really is running on Congress to come up with a new farm bill by the end of the week. President Bush is now calling for a one year extension of the current bill but negotiators are reluctant. Report(1:00 mp3) Read the President’s statement here. Read conference committee chairman Tom Harkin’s response here. Harkin says they did make progress Tuesday …
Ag Groups Urging Passage of Korea FTA
Now that South Korea has agreed to start accepting U.S. beef, certain ag groups feel its time to pass the Korea Free Trade Agreement. ReportĂ‚Â (:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember …
Farm Bill Conference Today
The Farm Bill Conference Committee is scheduled to meet today and make some decisions. Committee chairman Tom Harkin says he’ll call for votes if there’s no agreement on the tax package and how to pay for a 10-billion dollar spending increase for the bill. According to Harkin – if there’s no deal on a new farm bill by Thursday – …
Getting the Most from Fertilizer
As fertilizer costs increase and farmers consider cutting back on that important input for their crops, Specialty Fertilizer Products offers two products – Avail for phosphorus and Nutri-Sphere N for nitrogen that can help. Find out more at specialtyfertilizer.com or from any Southern States Cooperative. Report(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida …
Another Week to Finish Farm Bill
We have a new deadline for the 2002 Farm Bill which was supposed to expire today, as Tyron Spearman reports they have 1 more week to try and finalize things. Report (1:00 mp3) Cindy Zimmerman reports that Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia took exception to House members blaming the Senate for the funding problems. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentPropane Education …
FL Legislature Looks at Greenbelt
During theĂ‚Â Florida Legislative SessionĂ‚Â this weekĂ‚Â anĂ‚Â issue that came up concernsĂ‚Â Greenbelt. But Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Sam Ard says this time it’sĂ‚Â somethingĂ‚Â that will benefit many producers across the state. Ă‚Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentPropane Education and Research Council Shares Opportunities For Ag ProducersDecember 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle …
Adminstration Backs Long Term Extension
As the deadline for the current extension on the 2002 Farm Bill expires tomorrow, and with many feeling progress on a new farm bill is still a long way off, the administration is once again saying they would rather see a long term extension at this time. Cindy Zimmerman has the latest out ofĂ‚Â our nation’s capitol. Report 1 (1:00 mp3) …