We all know how wet conditions this fall have really hampered harvest, and while some areas have it worse than others, Tyron Spearman reports peanuts are still coming in at this late date.
One in Four Cotton Fields Currently Unharvested
The story of the cotton harvest in the southeast this season continues to be the rain and the havoc it is creating for farmers.
Tales of the Christmas Tree
The following reports give some insight to the business of real Christmas Trees… The Early Bird Gets the Tree Real or Fake? The Secret Life of a Christmas Tree Farmer
Dairy Producers Reducing Greenhouse Gas
U.S. dairy producers and USDA have put together a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate projects in order to reach a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA will enhance marketing efforts of anaerobic digesters to dairy producers.
Estate Tax Exemption in Question
As the first of the year nears, Congress still does not have an agreement on preventing the estate tax from expiring.
Conservation Problems
Farmers can not win conservation fights. Everett Griner tells us why.
GA Cotton Harvest Still Significantly Lagging
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says that Georgia still has a whopping 21 percent of cotton to harvest.
GFB Recognizes Four Agriculturalist in GA
Tyron Spearman has a report regarding awards recently given to four Georgia farmers during Georgia Farm Bureau’s annual convention.
Trade With Cuba Will Be Easier
The Senate has approved a provision to facilitate cash sales of U.S. farm goods to Cuba.
Possible Structure Change for NCBA
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Governance Task Force is proposing a structure change that would help them better address industry challenges…a change that would mean the development of a smaller board of directors.