As Palmer Amaranth remains an issue for Southeastern Cotton growers many are looking to change their strategy and Josh Mayfield, southeast regional agronomist for Bayer CropScience says that the Liberty Link System is a great alternative in dealing with the invasive pest.
Announcement of Farmers Market Promotion Grants
Vilsack has announced the awardees of the 2009 Farmers Market Promotion Program with 86 grants totaling more than 4.5-million dollars awarded to encourage and support the viability of farmers markets and direct marketing projects nationwide.
National Beef Cookoff
The National Beef Cook-Off kicks off today with 15 national finalists battling for their stake in more than $70,000 in cash prizes.
Peanut Exports Could be Marketing Factor
Today Tyron Spearman looks at peanut export numbers, which could be a marketing factor over the next few months.
Deputy Ag Secretary Visits Alabama
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has been meeting in Montgomery, Alabama the past few days as one of the guest speakers was USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan who spent her time talking about USDA’s new campaign, “Know your farmer know your food.”
Farm Prices Decline
Lower prices on the farm are no surprise. Everett Griner gives us the scoop.
Ag in Review for the Week of September 14, 2009
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast .
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending September 18th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
Agriculturual Research Helps Improve Cotton Producers Bottom-Line
Kater Hake, vice president of Agricultural Research for Cotton Incorporated, says that his department’s main focus is to increase the cotton producers bottom line.
New USDA Emergency Assistance Program
USDA’s has instituted a new Emergency Assistance Program designed to cover losses for producers of livestock, honeybees and farm raised fish that are not covered under any other farm service agency program.