Farming is facing dramatic changes. Everett Griner explains.
Cotton Crop Yields Extremely Dependent on Weather This Year
Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Richey Seaton, says he was surprised to see the rise in Georgia’s expected yield reported in the September Crop Forecast.
NRCS Estimates CSP Payment Ranges
Estimates of dollars per acre the Natural Resources Conservation Service might issue annually to those who participate in the new Conservation Stewardship Program have been put out by USDA. And Leonard Jordan, NRCS Regional Conservationist for the East, reminds producers the first batching period for CSP is coming at the end of September. To learn more about CSP click Here
Call it H1N1 Not Swine Flu
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is urging reporters to stop referring to the H1N1 virus as the “swine” flu, as the mislabeling of the virus is affecting America’s pork producers.
Farmers Discuss Crop Insurance
Tyron Spearman talks about a recent meeting where farmers were able to talk about the crop insurance program.
Cattlemen Travel to Washington
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is holding its 2009 Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. this week as Colin Woodall, NCBA’s executive director of legislative affairs, discusses some of the key issues they will be focusing on this week.
Boiled Peanuts
This is a southern favorite everywhere. Today Everett Griner talks about the boiled peanut.
Weekly Livestock Market Reports
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending September 11th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
September Cotton Crop Report
The National Agriculture Statistics Service released their monthly crop forecast for the 2009 cotton crop this morning as Shiela Corley with USDA NASS in Washington D.C. has the September numbers.
September Crop Report Numbers
Tyron Spearman has a run-through of this morning’s crop forecasts issued by USDA NASS of the peanut, corn, soybean, and cotton crops.