The Beltwide Cotton Conference is coming up January 4-7, 2010 and Karen Nikitopoulos, communications program manager for the Georgia Cotton Commission, says that it is a great learning and fellowship opportunity for growers.
Beef Holding a Food Fight
Due to the damaging myths about beef production, the beef industry has decided to fight back by holding a food fight. Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Lucinda Williams talks about what the industry is doing. To learn more contact your state beef council or click here.
Household Food Security Report
USDA released their annual Household Food Security Report, as Tyron Spearman has a look at some of the details. View the full USDA Household Food Security report here: www.ers.usda.gov/features/householdfoodsecurity/
Computers on Farms
Farm use of technology is lagging. How? Everett Griner explains.
More on this Year’s Harvest Woes
Rain has certainly been the story of this year’s harvest and that story continued as tropical depression Ida brought more moisture to the region last week. The following reports have an update on where we stand and what weather to expect this week, as well as a producer’s perspective on the unusual year.
Challenges Create Opportunities
As several challenges currently face both U.S. consumers and producers, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, says that with those challenges, comes opportunity.
NRCS State Offices Receives Allocations
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Regional Assistant for the East, Walt Douglas, told me this morning the allocations for the upcoming year are now in which is earlier than most years.
Less Peanuts than Expected & Peanut Exports are Down
According to the FSIS count, there are less peanuts in at this time than some had expected as Tyron Spearman has more on that and also the latest peanut export numbers. Peanuts: Exports:
Survey Results
Just what do surveys prove? Everett Griner looks at this and lets us know.
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending November 13th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA: