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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Equine”

FL Lifts Weight Restrictions on Cattle Trucks as Farmers Need to Prepare for Flooding

Randall Weiseman April 13, 2009 Cattle, Dairy, Equine, Florida, General, Livestock, Weather

Due to flooding associated with recent heavy rains across North Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation has put in place an Emergency Executive Order that lifts weight restrictions on cattle trucks, allowing them to run at 95,000 lbs in Florida as long as the driver has the proper documents. And due to the flooding concerns, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services …

Florida’s OTHER Vacation Attraction

Dan April 7, 2009 Agri View, Equine, Florida

A Missed Opportunity. Today Everett Griner tells us just what this is.

Lake County Extension to host horsemanship program

Randall Weiseman April 4, 2009 Equine, General

TAVARES — The Lake County Cooperative Extension is hosting a Natural Horsemanship Program on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The program will be conducted by Eric Anderson and Dane Hovey of Extreme Horseman www.xtremehorseman.com and will include a challenging day of obstacles for horses and riders that will build trust between them. Participants will learn how …

Statistics from the 2007 Census

Dan March 26, 2009 Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

There is some interesting numbers from the 2007 Census, and Everett Griner gives them to us and tells us why they are so good for the farmers.

Thirty One Years Later, it is Still a Good Law

Dan March 25, 2009 Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

What is this law? Everett Griner tells us and why.

Auburn Animal Ag Students Needing Dollars

Randall Weiseman March 19, 2009 Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Equine, Livestock, Pork

Despite tough economic times, the Department of Animal Sciences at Auburn University continues to hold on when it comes to student numbers according to Dr. Wayne Green, Professor and Department Head.

GA Paint Horse Stallion Confirmed with CEM

Randall Weiseman March 17, 2009 Equine, Georgia, Livestock

Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin reports that lab tests have confirmed a Georgia paint horse is infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious, but treatable, venereal disease of horses. For more information on CEM click Here

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Five-Year Strategy for Fruit Flies Announced
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has released its Fruit Fly Exclusion and Detection Program Strategy. The plan covers the period of 2024 to 2028. The agency called the document “a unified roadmap” for protecting American agriculture from the threat of invasive fruit flies. USDA APHIS worked with […]
Finger Lime Field Day Draws Mostly Non-Citrus Crowd
Only a few Florida commercial citrus growers were on hand for an April 24 finger lime field day at the Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) in Lake Alfred. Most of the more than 40 attendees did not own citrus groves, and about half were women — definitely not the standard crowd for a CREC […]