How Would Party Change Affect Ag?

Randall Weiseman General

An analyst with the American Farm Bureau talks about what a change in the majority party for Congress might mean for the 2007 Farm Bill. Report (1:00 wma)

Gentry Concert to Benefit AL 4-H

Randall Weiseman Alabama, General

Teddy Gentry of the group Alabama, will be in concert with songwriters Friday, Oct. 6, to kick off Montgomery’s Riverfront Arts & Food Festival. Tickets for Teddy Gentry & Friends Songwriters’ Concert are $10 and all proceeds will benefit Alabama 4-H, the state’s largest youth development organization with nearly 100,000 participants statewide. Tickets are on sale through eTix.com, and in …

Lower Energy Costs Good News For Ag

Randall Weiseman General

Crude oil has dropped below $60 a barrel and natural gas prices are down as much as 40 percent from a year ago which adds up to good news for farmers and ranchers. Report (1:00 wma)

FL Ag Environmental Award Winners

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

The 2006 Commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Awards will be presented during a breakfast ceremony at the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Daytona Beach on Friday, October 13. This year’s winners are Riverview Flower Farm, in Riverview; Lightsey Cattle Company, in Lake Wales; and Tampa Wholesale Nursery, in Dover Report (:45 wma)

FL Farmers Markets Opening

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

October brings the seasonal opening of many community farmers’ markets throughout the state and the kickoff of Florida’s fall fruit and vegetable harvest. For a list of community farmers’ markets in the state, click here. Report (:45 wma)

Chambliss Meets With EU Commissioner

Randall Weiseman General

EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met with administration officials and members of congress last week, including Senate Ag Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. Report (1:00 wma)

Trade Agreement with Canada

Randall Weiseman Forestry, General

Tyron Spearman has information concerning the recently completed trade agreement with Canada concerning soft-wood lumber.  Report (:35 wma)