With a multitude of uncertainty facing farmers, Curt Uebele, roundup marketing manager for Monsanto Crop Protection, says that Roundup Rewards was developed to help farmers when issues arise.
UF Receives Funding from the Specialty Crop Research Initiative
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA has awarded more than $46 million through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) to solve critical specialty crop agriculture issues, address priorities and solve problems through multifunctional research and extension.
GA Stretching Beef Checkoff Dollars
Georgia Beef Board’s Ashley Hughes wants producers across the state to know they work hard to make each dollar stretch.
W.T.O. Mission
Today Everett Griner talks on the complications of international trade.
Senate Health Committee Passes Food Safety Legislation
The Senate Health Committee has unanimously approved the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and Senator Saxby Chambliss says the legislation affords regulators the authority they need to better identify vulnerabilities in our food supply.
Food Insecurity
A new annual food insecurity report has revealed that there were 17 million households in 2008 that had trouble putting food on the table, and in the following reports, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack elaborates on the issue and what is currently being done about it.
NCBA on Death Tax Reform
Death Tax reform is still a major issue of concern for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, as their Executive Director of Legislative Affairs Colin Woodall says Congress has to take some sort of action.
Peanut Proud Still Accepting Donations
Peanut Proud is still collecting donations of peanut butter as Tyron Spearman says they trying to provide more for food banks.
Pumpkin Production
There is one solution to our economic problems that no one has discovered. Everett Griner tells us what pumpkins have to do with it.
On Flu Vaccine List, Swine Workers Should Be ‘At Least Equal’ With Santa
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 18, 2009 – While acknowledging that, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” the National Pork Producers Council is asking that pork industry workers be given at least equal billing with shopping mall St. Nicks on any priority list of those who should receive the vaccine for the novel H1N1 flu. Several groups representing hundreds of Kris …