USDA Designates 4 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Florida, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables, Weather

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 4 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought that occurred Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2010. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FBC Promoting New Facebook Page

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Florida, Livestock

Ashley Hughes, the new Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion for the Florida Beef Council, wants producers and consumers both to know about their brand new Facebook page. Download Audio Or you can go to floridacattlemen.org where there is a direct link to the new Florida Beef Council Facebook page. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester …

GBB Preparing for Busy Summer

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

The new Director of Industry Information for the Georgia Beef Board, Brooke Williams, said they are already planning for what will be a busy summer. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

ACA Hoping to Save Meat Inspections

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Livestock

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Dr. Billy Powell said in their recent talks with Ag Commissioner John McMillan there was a little good news when it came to the issue of budget cuts in that department. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

House Sees Legislation to Repeal Death Tax

Randall Weiseman Cattle, General, Livestock

Farm groups like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and American Farm Bureau Federation support the full and permanent repeal of the death tax, and there is now legislation in the House to try and do just that. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

GA Producer Named to Ag Exposition Authority

Randall Weiseman Cattle, General, Georgia, Livestock

John Callaway of Hogansville, who chairs the Beef Cattle Committee of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation, was recently named by Governor Nathan Deal to serve on the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority. Callaway, the owner and operator of Callaway Cattle Company, is retired from the University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension Service where he worked for 29 years in Clarke and Haralson …

La Niña

Dan 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, Weather

Everett Griner explains how climatologists are seeing changes coming soon. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Time Running Short to Speak out Against GA Immigration Reform

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops

With only three days left in the 2011 legislative session, Bryan Tolar President of the Georgia Agri-business council says time is getting short for producers to speak out against the proposed immigration reform. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Plans Would Rein in Water Districts

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Sugar

By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 31, 2011……Lauded – and criticized – for their fiscal autonomy, water management districts would find their budgets determined by the Legislature and their spending approved by the governor under a pair of bills advancing Thursday in the House and Senate. More immediately, the districts would see their budgets …

Cattle Producers Get Marketing Info

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Day two of the annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show is well underway as a great crowd is on hand for this big 50th event. Those attending have been able to hear about cattle marketing from the owner of King Livestock Company, Dell King of Hopkinsville, Ky., who talked about what buyers are looking for in today’s market. …