In this week’s Georgia Grown Moment, the spotlight is on Georgia Grown Gold Member Thompson Farms. Owner Andrew Thompson believes the Georgia Grown program is essential to his farrow to finish hog operation. Download Audio You can find out more about Georgia Grown on Facebook, Twitter and at georgiagrown.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data …
FSA County Committee Elections Begin Today
USDA will begin mailing ballots to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the 2015 FSA County Committee elections today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
County Fair Making a Comeback
Is the traditional county fair making a comeback? Everett Griner talks about the importance of agriculture to the county fair in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending November 6, 2015
In our weekly recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Highway Bill, have a story about how South Carolina peanut farmers are faring after the recent heavy rains, food borne illness and more. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …
Fitness Shoe
Choosing the right shoes for walking is crucial for both comfort and preventing injury, especially when embarking on a fitness journey that involves long distances or when playing sports like pickleball. One of the most common mistakes people make is assuming that the size of their walking shoes should be the same as their dress or work shoes. However, walking …
Alternative Bedding for Poultry Houses
The steady rise in Georgia poultry house numbers has led to a shortage in available bedding materials, particularly pine shavings. That’s why University of Georgia poultry scientist Claudia Dunkley recommends that growers use giant miscanthus grass as an alternative bedding in their poultry houses. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant …
Donating Peanut Butter to Area Food Banks
Peanut butter is being donated to Area Food Banks in Alabama, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida …
Commissioner John McMillan Applauds Congressional Delegation for Their Support of H.R. 774
From the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries: Montgomery, Alabama- Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan applauds the Alabama Congressional delegation on their tireless efforts towards the passage of H.R. 774.The Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 strengthens maritime law enforcement’s ability to stop foreign illegal fishing. It also implements the Port States Measures Agreement that denies …
Georgia Senators Isakson, Perdue Fight Harmful EPA Power Grab
From the Georgia Peanut Commission: WASHINGTON (Nov. 4, 2015) – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., today voted to disapprove and overturn the President Obama’s onerous “Waters of the United States” regulation, calling the rule a massive federal land grab by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will expose farmers, ranchers, home owners, and businesses to significant …
Florida, Alabama Senators Wade into River Battle
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 5, 2015……….In a move that could help boost recovery of troubled Apalachicola Bay, U.S. senators from Florida and Alabama have asked a Senate panel to intervene in what they call “the Army Corps of Engineers’ ongoing mismanagement” of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …