Those who have a home garden know that the critters often get more of the goods than they do. The question is what can you do about it?
FL Farm Bureau: Estate Tax Harmful to Family Farms & Consumers
Thought we’d share an open letter to the news media from Florida Farm Bureau President John Hoblick: Like most Americans, family farmers and ranchers are affected by the current economic situation facing our nation. Unfortunately, farmers and ranchers face an added economic hardship: the federal estate taxes that come due when a family member dies.
GA Governor Signs Landowner Protection Act
Last Friday Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law House Bill 529 which limits liability concerns for landowners who open their property to hunters and agri-tourists, along with ensuring that no local government can adopt any regulation of crop management or animal husbandry practices. Something that pleases Georgia Cattlemen’s Association President Bill Nutt.
Night Spraying for Peanut Diseases
When it comes to disease problems in peanuts, University of Georgia’s Dr. Tim Brenneman said growers need to make sure they get the most out of the fungicides they use, and that’s where night-time spraying efforts may help.
USDA Report: World Food Shortages Could Lie Ahead
This report features Bud Philbrook of USDA’s International Programs (left) and Michael Scuse of USDA’s Domestic Programs (right), discussing possible world food shortages in the years ahead and the reasons for them. Both these gentlemen spoke to our group of Farm Broadcasters during our visits to Washington D C last week.
What’s in a Name?
Cows with names give more milk. Everett Griner tells us all about it.
Weekly Livestock Market Reports
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending May 1st put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:
NCBA Continues to Fight Death Tax
Colin Woodall, Executive Director of Legislative Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, wants producers to know they continue fighting to eliminate the death tax as they get stories everyday from operations who have had to sell off assets just to pay their taxes.
Proposed Refinements to Renewable Fuels
Today Tyron Spearman has information from EPA concerning refinements to the renewable fuels standard, and also how the name of the latest influenza has been changed to help protect the hog indsutry. Renewable Fuels: H1N1 Influenza:
Texas Size Problem
Texas struggles with a tiny pest. Everett Griner tells us just what it is and what is being done to solve it.